Old Truck/Van Ads for Current companies

Andy I would like to point out that there many trucks on super singles and so is mind one. Dave

Gday Dave

Yes mate.. Singles are good
Nowhere for rocks and muck to get stuck.

Some trucks dont need to have loads of wheels, and chrome and stuff.

OK, long-haul trucks need to have many extras, as they say 'horses for courses'

Trucks were made to work and earn money, not win beauty contests.

Dont worry about people knocking your Bedford mate..

I think some of them would really like to have one too

Cheers
RS

I dont know what to say to that , it dosn't say much for there mag if they dont know the diffence between a ute and a truck. Dave :-[ :-[

Gday all

I know 'ute' is an Oz term, but over here the correct definition is 'CDV' according to DVLA terminology.

Car Derived Vehicle - If the front part is or was available with a car arse-end, then its a CDV or Ute.

If the front end is only available as a truck or van then its a Truck or Van.

Cheers
RS

RS I think we will stick the beaut ute it's easier than all those letters and as you should know we just like everything shorten . Dave :

Since when did real trucks have singles all the way round?

Well I saw this when I was in Oz last year, and I doubt if anyone would dare to call it a ute! It doesn't have an air-cooled engine, either. Looks pretty much like a real truck to me, anyway.

http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/zz350/vicandval/Militant.jpg?t=1254282301

RS,

It is as you indicate.

In Victoria they basically define a ute as a car style front with a open load area that is part of the main body panels.

http://www.beaututes.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=6626&size=1

And a pickup / tray as a Car style front with a seperate load area. (also can be referred to as utes but technically they are not!)

http://www.beaututes.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=63

Where does this leave the Japanese "utes" then? You can't say they have a car-derived front. Who would drive a car with a front like a Mitsi Triton, for goodness sake?? Or are Hilux and Triton things trucks? Surely not!

Hilux's etc are classified as pickup's.

Like my old Hilux was classified as a pickup. Car style front. Seperate load area (not part of front panels etc)



Was tolled as a light truck! And registered as a pickup!

Set the hook and...

Smiles maniacally and thinks "I knew super singles would be brought up."

Still it did generate a pic of the Harris AEC ... and we don't see enough AECs on here.

You did a great job of setting the hook then, and I fell for it. I don't mind though, I'm an AEC fan. I drove a Mk V Mandator and a Mk V Mammoth Major as fuel tankers in NZ in the 60s and thought they were great trucks at the time, much better than a lot of other things that were around then, especially Leylands!!!!! I also drove London Transport buses before that and the AEC RT models were better than the RTL Leyland equivalent!