History Ute ought to want one...

Ford Prefect ute (4 cylinder). State Library of South Australia. B13180 photo circa 1955

 

Mmm, that rules out my previous suggestion.

 

The ute on the jack: yes, I am pretty sure it's not a Ford. The ute on the jack looks like it has a spare wheel space (?) under the tailgate, and the driver's door looks like a suicide door, rear hinged. Just about every manufacturer/importer in Oz back then must have had a ute in their range. Not long ago I found a 1930s advert in The Advertiser (Adelaide) for a DKW two-stroke ute. (Someone then mentioned the Lightburn (Zeta?) two-stroke ute from a couple of decades later.)

 

X38: you have prompted me to look a bit further. I thought it might be Morris and I came up with this:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morris_8-40_Series_E_Roadster_Utility.JPG

 

Regarding the ute on the jack , don,t forget the Standard Motor Company. Heres a Flying 9 . ( later Vanguard ) My first thought was a Flying 8 or 9 from the mid '30s. I,ve had both as sedans. The little 2 door Flying 8 slantback with suicide doors was a cute car. Actually most British utes of that period were pretty much the same. ( roadster or coupe ute ) Armstrong Siddley ute was bigger so forget that one.

 

Forgot to enlarge the mystery ute which actually has a small/fine flared valance panel between front and rear fender similar to the Standard Flying 9 coupe ute. Then again, so does the blue Morris roadster ute. Mystery ute has wider rear fenders but that could just be a year or two difference.

 

English roots definitely. And that's not a Rootes pun.

 

Ford Prefect ute and Ford Custom ute; Adelaide, circa 1960. Photo from State Library of South Australia B 14391

 

Vanguard wagon is a rare beast in that photo. Not pretty to look at but rare now.

 

That’s a cUTE little bugger!

 

Morris Roadster Ute. See petrol filler cap behind right rear mudguard and compare to earlier photo of ute on jack. (different number plates) State Library of South Australia B 12443 Photo taken in Adelaide Dec 1952

 

And a Hudson.

 

(I had no idea that it was a Hudson.) This photo: State Library of South Australia B 7157 Photo taken Sept 1937

 

Wow that Morrie looks great! Had no idea they made a roadster ute, thanks for posting.

What is the ute in the above pic?

 

It's a 1936 Ford V8. If you read the very first post in this thread there are a few small images to click on and one of them shows the four models in Ford Australia's V8 ute range for 1936. Basically, there was a Coupe Utility and a Roadster Utility.

 

Cheers @roadsterlines thought it looked that way but defiently wasnt sure.

 

From the photoshop thread. I asked what if Lincoln made a ute?. I have a 36 Ford wellside roadster ute that will be making its way in to the shop by next spring and was looking for inspiration on classing it up a bit.

 

I was interested to see the pics of your ute a while ago. Can you put a pic of it in this thread (in its 'as found' condition)?

 

getting back on track ... State Library of South Australia - sole copyright; B14870 Photo taken Carrington St, Adelaide, April 1963

 

Love this one ... must have been brand new when the photo was taken. (State Library of Western Australia; 1937 Willys 77 roadster utility; 013170PD; slwa_b1921095_1)

 

Two of mine, 37 Chevy and 52 Chevy. Also have a 37 Ford. But no good pictures right now on my phone.

 

This ute is possibly a 1955 Austin A40. Only a partial view of the ute but it has great sign writing and an automotive setting. Photo taken Oct 1957, Hyde St, Adelaide. State Library of South Australia B13941

 

As a side note:

The sign on the ute above reminded me of something.
'Ute' is short for Utility Vehicle. In some parts of the country in the old days, the short form 'tily' was used as often as 'ute.' As it turns out, 'ute' has proved to have more staying power. 'Tily' has all but vanished. Many would say they've never even heard it.

 

State Library of South Australia; B12328; Rundle Street, Adelaide (photo taken 1952 - I think) Holden (GMH) sedan in front of ute.

 

Just an interesting note, Holden made Chevrolet branded Utes up until 1952. In 1953 they switched to making Holden branded Utes, which are a different than the Chevrolet. Not just a rebranded Chevrolet, but a whole new Holden designed vehicle.

My 52 Chevy Ute uses the same parts from B-pillar forward as a 4 door sedan. The Ute unique parts are roof and B-pillar rearward. My 52 Ute has a 49 style dash, my understanding is all 49-52 Utes have the 49 style dash.

 

There must be some shared DNA in the design of the rear 'mudguards' on the Chev ute and the Holden sedan in the above photo.

 

State Library of Western Australia; slwa_b2376917_3; 240502PD; 1952; 'Holden utility for Sydney Atkins Motors delivery service'; This is an early/first model Holden ute, with vertical grille bars. (I am far from being an expert on Holdens.)

 

Two Vanguard utes, one in for repairs, in O'Connell St, north Adelaide, April 1955. State Library of South Australia. B-13185

 

'1934 Dodge utility with trailer on Wallal Downs Station, 1938' State Library of Western Australia 003722PD; from a collection of photos from the Royal Western Australian Historical Society BA 1886/3-9