Yes, not something you see every day. nice image Bob. The hoods on those things were as long as the beds
A nice image of a well restored vehicle. It looks like it is from the 1940s.
Vehicles of this configuration have been very common in Australia since at least the 1920s. They are referred to as "utility vehicles", or more commonly "utes" for short. Over the last couple of decades though tradesmen have tended to use utes which look more like small trucks, generally of Japanese origin. Hudsons were sold in Australia at that time but were not as common as other American brands.
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Old International maybe...
Nice look
Late 30s - 1938, 39, possibly '40 Studebaker . . . or maybe Hudson
Last edited by zen; 24th February 2016 at 07:05 PM.
It's a Hudson. It's got the Hudson badge on the front, not very clear but unmistakeable.
Very interesting...so it cannot be a Holden.
Nice pic
The steering wheel is on the wrong side of the truck though
Steve noticed the unusual position of the vehicle and so did I. I was actually referring to Tony about the brand name because he referred to it as a ute. Bill is just getting to understand why I refer his Ford a ute. You see in Oz (according to my youngest son's world) you are either a Ford person or a Holden person. He is a Holder person so all his vehicles so far are Holdens. This goes back to his grandfather who used to own a Holden...he got that from him. Whereas Bill here in the US owned his Fords to use as a utility vehicles in their farm...I just thought Tony might notice my response even without referring to his post and smile. Sorry for the confusion...
I would love to have such an antique truck
Yes, Izzie. I did smile. My first car was an FJ Holden and I have owned two other Holdens since then. No utes though.
Last edited by TonyW; 25th February 2016 at 09:06 PM.