I'd like American readers to understand that we Aussies invented the ute (ute being short for utility, by the way). And, while we're at it, I think that it would be useful for them to understand that they're pronouncing the name of our beloved automotive icon all wrong. We say the word as if it were spelled yoot and it rhymed with root, boot and bandicoot, but most definitely not pick-up , which is how the yanks erroneously believe it's pronounced! Anyway, I digress. The Austin ute shown here in a late 1960s' version and, as the more astute of you may know, the company that made it is actually British. However, such is our love of the ute that when the Poms didn't offer one as part of the range, we made our own right here in the Land Down Under. According to Wikipedia (which would be spelled Wikipaedia if our Stateside friends could spell!), we manufactured more than 2,000 of them and some cab-chassis versions, too. (Please see https://en.wiki
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