Re: SER1 Land Rover family tree update

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Ike

I did say that: " I don't know that Land Rover ever called them "pick ups" "
and am sorry about the misleading date, it was 1934 when the worlds first
production ute rolled off the assembly line - anything before that was an
after market modification by individual owners or coach builders.
http://www.utes.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=101

and in Australia Land Rovers of that type were and still are always called
"Utes".

Our Land Rovers also don't have "fenders" which are things that protect
boats and only aircraft (and a few racing cars) have "wings".

So the debate does go on.

Cheerio  :o))))
Diana
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <lemurstew@xxx.xxx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: SER1 Land Rover family tree update


Not much of a debate really:
http://www.pangolin4x4.com/pickup.jpg
There were pickups LONG before 1936
-Ike

-----Original Message-----
From: Eighty Inch <eightyinch@xxx.xxx.xx>
To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Sent: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:36:20 +1100
Subject: Re: SER1 Land Rover family tree update

  Jeremy

Just to add some debate the issue.

I don't know that Land Rover ever called them "pick ups" and after all
the
seminal vehicle of that type anywhere in the world was the 1936 Ford
Australia "Utility" and in Australia Land Rovers of that type are always
called "Utes".

So to acknowledge some history I and most other Aussies would be happy
with
the term 107" and 109" Utes.  (Even the 86" and 88" are called Utes when
fitted with a truck cab)

Cheers  :-)))
Diana

P.S. Real men drive a ute!



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