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Never thought I'd see a Ute here
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 Location: Marysville Joined: Mon Oct 1, 2012 Posts: 233 Real Name: Reilly 
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Well, while doing deliveries in smokey point, I came across a Chris who owns a holden commodore Ute. Amazing car, Very jealous.
I love those things and never thought i'd see one of them up here. Left hand utes in Colorado does the conversions to make them legal. Best part? 1000lb bed capacity and they can tow up to i believe 4k lbs. I have never needed one more in my life then right now. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ioShmGxdDYsPf8wt7 |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:30 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 19463 Real Name: Rick
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evilgnomez wrote: Well, while doing deliveries in smokey point, I came across a Chris who owns a holden commodore Ute. Amazing car, Very jealous. I love those things and never thought i'd see one of them up here. Left hand utes in Colorado does the conversions to make them legal. Best part? 1000lb bed capacity and they can tow up to i believe 4k lbs. I have never needed one more in my life then right now. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ioShmGxdDYsPf8wt7 I didn't recognize the name until I saw the picture. Now I hate you! I still don't understand why GM won't import those things. Ah hell, I probably couldn't afford one anyway.  (if you were to capitalize Holden, I would of known right off) _________________ ‘What’s the point of being a citizen if an illegal gets all the benefits’ |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:42 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: I-5 /512 Joined: Thu Dec 8, 2011 Posts: 15231 Real Name: chris
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not that color but ive seen 2 here. such a weird name from down under
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| Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:07 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: N-Sno Joined: Thu Oct 3, 2013 Posts: 4015
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That car is actually a Holden Ute (the Commodore is a 4-door sedan). My husband watched it make a pull on the dyno a while back.
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| Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:58 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Shelton Joined: Sun Nov 17, 2013 Posts: 5838
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Lakes body shop built one iirc
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| Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:59 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: NE WA Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 Posts: 5484 Real Name: The Dude
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| Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:16 pm |
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Location: Marysville Joined: Mon Oct 1, 2012 Posts: 233 Real Name: Reilly
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mislabeled wrote: That car is actually a Holden Ute (the Commodore is a 4-door sedan). My husband watched it make a pull on the dyno a while back. Owner said it was a commodore, Figured it was a ute though. I really want a HSV Maloo though |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:24 pm |
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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hkcavalier wrote: Nice.  _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:04 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: West Olympia Joined: Mon May 28, 2012 Posts: 6817 Real Name: Matt
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GM and Ford stopped making them when people stopped buying them. The El Camino lasted till 87 and Ranchero stopped in 79. Australia still wanted them so Holden, GM down under and Ford kept producing them. It was a supply and demand thing. They look bad ass but are pretty useless compared to a ranger or S10. I always wanted to put a VW TDI in a mid 60s Ranchero converted to a Mercury Comet front end. Then daily drive it. The Pontiac GTO that came out a few years back was basically a 2 door Holden Ute.
There is a company that makes a kit to build a VW Jetta Ute. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ "I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!" "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones". Albert Einstein 1947 |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:23 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Olympia Joined: Wed Oct 1, 2014 Posts: 974 Real Name: Thomas
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hkcavalier wrote: I'm glad you posted that. I would have been forced to otherwise. _________________ 'The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing.' Adolf Hitler |
| Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:16 pm |
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 Location: Snohomish County Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2018 Posts: 75
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Huh, I live a few miles due east of Smokey Point, and I have not seen this. I am going to have to keep an eye out. I have always admired the Ute concept from Down Under.
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| Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:10 am |
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 Location: Arlington wa Joined: Wed Oct 12, 2011 Posts: 1132
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If you guys want a good look at the car it will be a the dream builders car show in Monroe.
It was also for sale a little while back.... _________________ You can only run for so long, and if you do you'll still be surrounded and out numbered so hold the line. |
| Wed Mar 13, 2019 6:46 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Tacoma/Puyallup Joined: Tue May 8, 2012 Posts: 4340 Real Name: Larry
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Shit, might make a good replacement for the suburban for towing my trailer
One major downside, forget it about parts, Holdens were hard to get parts for before, and will soon be impossible now that they are out of business. Engine stuff is easy being LS based, but rest of it.... _________________ Talons wrote: it's too plastic, even for me. it's like old, overworked, plastic everywhere old pornwhore amounts of plastic. |
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