Upper Middle Petrol Head:

This ute from Mazda is from the time, long, long ago, before they teamed up with Ford.  It's hard top tell just how old it is, given that Transport Tasmania no longer provide handy rego labels carrying that sort of info.  However, a highly uneducated guess would be very late 70s to early 80s, although UMPH would be happy to be corrected. The E -reg suggests that this particular vehicle is new to the state.  The old-school sign writing on the passengers side door points to it being from Mildura in Victoria's North-West, on the banks of the Murray River, close to South Australia. The car is in excellent condition for its age, with only the slightest signs of paint damage and no evident of crash damage or rust.  The interior was very tidy, too. U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au .) All iPhone images.

There wasn't any badging on this large, imposing Chrysler to say what exactly it was.  The body is clearly 1970s Valiant and shared many panels with some of the other variants from that stable, such as the Ranger , Regal and Charger lines, as well as the Dodge vans and utes.   However, the front-end treatment differs from those perhaps more prosaic editions, in that it has a one-piece bumper that encapsulates the entire front grill  (please see https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7165367970551834236#editor/target=post;postID=1969780205997527625;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=58;src=postname  or  https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7165367970551834236#editor/target=post;postID=8478791405898886794;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=29;src=postname  for examples of the less elaborate version).  It also appears to have a more substantial C pillar and has a very unusual port hole built into that panel, too. This c

There are at least two of these American made, circa 1970 SS Chevelles gracing the streets of Darwin, the capital city of Australia's tropical Northern Territory.  The other, a black one seen at a local car show, is featured in https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7165367970551834236#editor/target=post;postID=7418489317289811992;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=123;src=postname .   The Territory, as Aussies call it, is a great place to own a big V8, with a highway speed limit of 130 kph (that's 81 miles per hour in the old money) and certain sections where no restrictions apply at all.  Just the place to open the throttles and satisfy your need for speed! U M P H (uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au .) iPhone images.