Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

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Sarina in 1958 eh? What's so interesting about that, you ask. I'm seeing an FC ute, quite uniquely I'd imagine (for the day), it has the brightwork and two tone paint from the Holden Special, available only as sedans and wagons. I wouldn't have thought anyone could have afforded, or been bothered with tarting up a mundane work ute.

26,999 eh Ian?

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26,999 eh Ian?

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:question: The FC was introduced mid 1958, no idea how many were built, before being superseded by the FB.

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I was commenting on the number of posts against your name.

The ute 'could' have been a demo. Or perhaps it was the car of a GMH exec I guess. Well spotted in any case.

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I was commenting on the number of posts against your name.

The ute 'could' have been a demo. Or perhaps it was the car of a GMH exec I guess. Well spotted in any case.

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Statistically, I suppose the odd post may have been sensible or helpful. :angel:

Back to the ute, keeping in context of time and geography; utes were very mundane, commercial vehicles 65 years ago, not the fashionable status symbol they have become. That is why they were only offered in the most basic of trim.
Even if an exec could have procured a special build, I seriously doubt they would have chosen a ute.
Further, Sarina was a major treck (1900 km) from Sydney, on the then goat track Pacific Highway and largely unsealed Bruce Highway.
Bear in mind, the Acacia Ridge plant wasn't open until 1966.

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Statistically, I suppose the odd post may have been sensible or helpful. :angel:

Back to the ute, keeping in context of time and geography; utes were very mundane, commercial vehicles 65 years ago, not the fashionable status symbol they have become. That is why they were only offered in the most basic of trim.
Even if an exec could have procured a special build, I seriously doubt they would have chosen a ute.
Further, Sarina was a major treck (1900 km) from Sydney, on the then goat track Pacific Highway and largely unsealed Bruce Highway.
Bear in mind, the Acacia Ridge plant wasn't open until 1966.

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Sam Clemens said "Lies, damned lies, and statistics".[thumbsupbig]

Agree about the ute. I put forward two possibilities, cos of the $$$. It's something you'd be more likely to expect amongst the wealthy graziers of Victoria of the time.

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Looks like Qantas is well rooted.

An uncle who lived in western Queensland bought an EH Ute that was the special trim from the sedan rather than standard Ute and had the bigger engine then on offer. That would have only been a few years after the one in the picture above

Wanted the bigger engine for traveling to Toowoomba and there was something in the special trim that he wanted which you could not order separately. So while it was not for show purposes people still speced vehicles to match their budget and requirements