At the fall 97 Hershy, there was for sale a 59 Dodge converted into a "El Camino" style vehicle that was so well done, that you could almost believe the factory had done it! I even got a picture. Dave Homstad 56 Dodge D500 -------------------------------------------------------------- >Return-Path: <owner-l-forwardlook@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 22:32:02 -0500 >Reply-To: johnaire <johnaire@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Sender: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >From: johnaire <johnaire@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [FWDLK] What is that ? >To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >The one in Pa that I've seen pictures is an Australian "Ute" belonging to >Merv Afflerbach of Quakertown. I think it was a 54 Plymouth with the truck >bed moulded into the body of the cab which looked like the front end of a >car. Hudson had a pickup truck like this some where in the 40's or earley >50's. >Jack 55 Plymouth > >---------- >> From: Mike Sr <msersen@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] What the hell is that ? >> Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 9:14 AM >> >> The Australian "UTE" was a >> Plymouth and I believe as late >> as '56 it had a '54 bidy. >> There's one here in PA but I >> cannot remember if it's a 55 >> or 56 but it is a 54 body. >> >> Dave Stragand wrote: >> > >> > "Sperduto, Nick" wrote: >> > >> > > I'm going by the place Saturday and from a distance, i can see the >fin point >> > > of a 56 Plymouth and as I get closer, i say "What the hell is that >and I >> > > slam on the brakes and pull in the driveway" I'm not sure if this car >> > > wasoriginally the 4 dr, but someone took a 56 Plymouth and made it >into a 2 >> > > dr one bench seat el-camino type car. It was different looking. >> > >> > Didn't the Australian DeSoto Wayfarer look something like that - a >mini-truck? >> > Just a thought. >> > >> > -Dave > Dave |