one for @http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=25740 (and anyone else who thinks henry ford was alright).
got the falcon ute finished.
about 3 months behind schedule.
you think you are just going to be screwing all the last bits in - no worries - but no.
aussie fords. a thing of the past.
gave it final finishing touch.
aus design award sticker stuck in the window the way an indifferent 18 year old assembly line worker did it 25 + years ago after a night on the beers.
Love that word Ute; takes me back to the courtroom scene in "My cousin Vinny". Joe Pesci talking about the Utes
Nice work on the Falcon too !
I know those utes are a popular choice down there, but here people would break their necks trying to figure out what that is lol!!
To me it just looks like the perfect car to run to the hardware store in
here is another aussie ute curiosity.
am sure you guys might have heard of them.
VW country buggy.
australia only.
i'd love to have one.
an aussie mini-moke?
rare as hen's teeth. total sales dud at the time and only lasted a year.
developed for the army who politely declined the offer.
now worth a small fortune if you can even find one.
extreme minimalism.
you can't carry much of a load in them.
just a sick sheep or give your cattle dog a ride down the paddock.
i think they would blow minds in the USA if you drove one around.
like a much weirder vehicle than a Thing.
+ right hand drive for a bit of novelty value.
That ute is fantastic. Congrats on getting her done. Such a cool bit of car history.
I love that bench seat.
@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=3380
thanks for the info. did not know she got the oscar for that. she deserved it.
the mighty mods boys subi ute was a pretty wild vehicle.
joe pesci was closer to the trooot than he knew with his youtes.
the model era before the falcon ute we just fixed up is considered the golden period of ute civilisation. early 1970s.
........they were all styled in the USA. at the big three's hq in detroit.
the local branch engineers and stylists were involved but.....all things considered they are yank tanks?
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the ford XA ute. the pinnacle of ute-dom? masterstroke was to use the doors of the hardtop - ie mad max's black interceptor. these things now go for a fortune. only come out for car shows.
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the holden HQ ute. GM. considered the most australian because its a holden. a bit of a myth. holden had big ties to the pontiac division of GM in detroit and the design seemed to have its origins there? my father had one of these utes. basic as they come. rare to see one these days.
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chrysler. sedans and wagons were called valiants. unlike the usa was not a model name but a brand name in aus. commercials were called dodges.
its a dodge dart ute? not sure you guys got these things in the USA. they were pretty cool. by the early 70s they were at the end of the model. i never see these things.
they rusted worse than 914s so most have long crumbled away. cult car.
you can't get more american than an aussie youte?
the falcon ute we fixed belongs to the generation after when the ford design studio here was granted a lot more autonomy. its still part of the global model "look". but the falcon of that era was probably the purest one in terms of being an independantly engineered and styled local product. i think thats why it picked up an australian design award. the aus design council was trying to pat ford on the back for letting out the leash on the locals.
Love me some Marty and Moog! So talented. I got hooked on them when they traveled to Japan to buy the Fairlady and had to pull the engine and brake linings to get past the Aussie import rule about proving you weren’t bringing asbestos in to the country.
My dad left me a Ford Ranchero when he passed. He was so proud of having the interior done by the same place as the Driving Miss Daisy cars. My brother looked so disappointed at the reading of the will that I traded it to him for a custom trailer. (He was a welder).
The car scene in Australia is so hot and tech heavy right now. I’m doing Haltech Elite 2500 for my 240Z right now. I’ve also got some bits from EFI supply over there…
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@http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showuser=3380 I've been real pleased with the telephone tech help with the guys at Haltech USA-West in (SoCal) Lake Forest, CA. area. There is also the EFI Tech in Lake Havasu, AZ. where you can enroll in various Haltech seminars; learn the Elite 2500 management tuning in a few days. Lots of dyno shops here in SoCal...but few tuners that I would employ
Thank you Rob !¡ @ConeDodger...you're hired
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