Utes

[Mike K]

Looks like one of the 41 Pontiac utes in the background ?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4JdU3RbV4k

[Philliphastings]

Years ago when I was living in the Southern Highlands of NSW, one of my neighbours had a paddock full of ww2 trucks, tractors, Jeeps and several of those coupe utilities still in Army green and complete but with blackberries growing over them. I can't recall what make but I do have some old pics somewhere.

I very nearly bought the two rough but complete Jeeps but my then wife squashed the idea.

I had earlier bought and restored a little David Brown Cropmaster tractor with side by side seating from the family with whom I became firm friends.

Much later, the two Jeeps ended up in Sydney, stripped down and for sale $$$$
I was asked to inspect them on behalf of the WW2 Jeeps Assn. I was not impressed with what had happened to them.

Also, later, the owner of this paddock of treasure and I were instrumental in the purchase of Matilda Tank 'ACE' by the Lancer Museum - but that's another story.

Back to the utes, I doubt they are still there and would have collapsed into the blackberrys by now if so. There just was not much interest in soft skin MVs in the 1980s

If I do find the pics I will post them up

Cheers

Phill

[Mike K]

Used to be one of these in a wrecking yard in Northern Victoria, Jim Benny took us out to visit the the yard early 1980s, the old chap there said the ute was used at Tocumwal airfield ,,he only wanted $50 for it , it was very restorable, almost nil rust .

https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/r.../207/4/542-548

[Mike K]

The military 41 Chevy ute , body by GMH.

[Wayne Henderson]

Wubin W.A.

[Mike K]

Spotted in the Jumping Jeeps film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Jd...5a4qLdu_Hvad4Q

[Mike K]

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...spx?B=31414747