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1949 Ford Ute - 797 UXY

1949 Ford Ute - 797 UXY
These rare vehicles are not widely known, and reportedly came about as a result of a letter written by a farming couple and sent to the Ford Motor Company of Australia.

The letter was a request that Ford manufacture a truck that could be used for their light duty farm work, but which would also be comfortable enough for family outings and general errands.

Then engineer, Lewis Bandt, set to work on the request by playing with a few sketches. He chose the front half of a sedan, curved off the rear, and mated it to a small pickup truck type bed.

The final design was then approved, only for Ford Australia of course, and so in 1934 the production line began manufacturing the Ford Ute -- Ute, being the nickname for a utility vehicle ... a trend that continues to this day!

Delirium, , , Indycaver (Norm) have particularly liked this photo

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 Indycaver (Norm)
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Ford is going to own the market there. GM is shutting down Holden production of the Ute and other models. I think Ute history would be interesting to explore sometime. I think there was firms doing Ute conversions before Ford starting building them. I know that during WWII it was happening here to older sedans due to the unavailability of new pickups during the war years.

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11 years ago.
 autofantasia
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You're absolutely right it does look very similar!
11 years ago.
 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Love that old photograph. As for GM shutting down Holden that's sad new indeed, especially for all the people they've employed over the years.
11 years ago.
 autofantasia
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Yeah, but I think I'd rather have this one! ;)
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