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19-03-2021, 01:40 AM
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It may have been on before but on ABC tonight was a story about the Aussie Ute.
Features: FG XR8 Ute BF XR6 Ripcurl Ute AU XR8 Ute 1934 Ford Coupe Utility Anyone on here own any of the utes in the iview video? https://iview.abc.net.au/show/aussie.../ZW2425A004S00 Series 1 Episode 4 Farm Smart. Starts at about the 16 minute 12 second mark. Video only available until 10:56PM 15th May 2021. |
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19-03-2021, 02:08 AM
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Kicking back
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And they didnt include the ranger? As mundane as they are, and not a 'coupe utility' they were Australian designed, just made overseas. And also sold overseas. Ive had one. The closest ive had to one of the falcon utes in question is the au i bought on monday, but its not mine and its an xl
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19-03-2021, 02:49 AM
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19-03-2021, 07:22 AM
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19-03-2021, 08:42 AM
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Aussie inventions that “changed the world”? The kangaroo court springs to mind.
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19-03-2021, 08:47 AM
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Father inlaw used to have a `37 Chev "coupe ute" that was a pretty cool car
Even made it's way into a music video https://youtu.be/DKLyzmxvpzU
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19-03-2021, 10:00 AM
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Father inlaw used to have a `37 Chev "coupe ute" that was a pretty cool car
Even made it's way into a music video
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19-03-2021, 11:40 AM
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FG XR6 Ute & Sedan
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19-03-2021, 12:40 PM
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i love the ute vs pick up argument. who cares, call it what ever you like, it cant upset you that much
i call them all utes, when i lived in the states i called f450's with tubs utes the blokes i worked with loved it. |
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19-03-2021, 01:01 PM
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Would the upcoming Hyundai Santa Cruz and Ford Maverick be proper utes, as they are based on passenger vehicles? |
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19-03-2021, 01:11 PM
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https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-new...iral-hit-21948
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19-03-2021, 01:41 PM
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fritz and stobie poles
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19-03-2021, 01:48 PM
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19-03-2021, 03:47 PM
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The Rotary Clothesline.
Playing 'Goon of Fortune' with pegs attaching goon bags on said Rotary Clothesline.
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19-03-2021, 03:52 PM
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19-03-2021, 03:56 PM
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19-03-2021, 08:14 PM
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19-03-2021, 08:25 PM
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19-03-2021, 08:50 PM
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Velcro.
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19-03-2021, 09:02 PM
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Whatever the definition is, there is nothing better than an Aussie Falcon or Commodore ute as an all rounder IMO.
Similar dynamics and power of a sedan but you can throw some **** in the back and tow a trailer. Also you had the wagons. Anyways, throw in the black box recorder as an Aussie invention. |
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19-03-2021, 09:10 PM
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Wifi..
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19-03-2021, 11:12 PM
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Thanks for that link - I'll be watching all these episodes from now. The first item on that episode got my interest - the mechanical sheep shearing equipment, made by the company Wolseley in Australia. My uncle, Don Munday, made a name for himself in the UK in the 1930s and 1940s demonstrating the "new-fangled" Wolseley shearing equipment, replacing the old hand "scissor" shears. He's passed away long ago, but he could still hand shear a sheep, and I have seen him demonstrating same at the Armadale Pioneer Village in WA in his 80s. He was regarded in some quarters as a World Champion shearer. He wrote a well-known book of his life "Tin Dog, Damper and Dust" (his definition of a 3 course meal in the North-West). https://bookmerchant.com.au/Tin-Dog-...day-p148202665 I hadn't realised the Wolseley mechanical equipment was an Australian invention. Cheers.
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Shenanigans..............
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Polymer banknote, and every lazy bastards eatin' tool, the Sporf.
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https://www.splayd.com.au/ Not sure why folks say they're lazy. I certainly don't forego using a knife etc, just find them better than a normal flat fork.
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