Chev ute

[Wayne Henderson]

Thanks Cliff and Rick for the identification

[Mike K]

Yes it is a 1941/42 military ute

Years ago , when we had the club XMAS trip up to Mywee, Jim took us all to a wrecking yard somewhere in the sticks, it was way off the beaten track. There was one of these utes in the yard, in very nice shape . I asked the owner of the yard, a elderly chap, how much, he said 50 bucks ! He told me it came from Tocumwal airfield , he said he actually saw the car in use with Americans driving it.

The Holden Woodville body production lists: CHEV AMF coupe utility - 98 of these being built in 1942 . Are these the utes in question ? The cab probably is a botch up of a sedan body , similar to the 1941/42 Ford ute for sale at Geelong, but I am not certain.

I do have pics of another survivor in QLD . At least one was restored in NSW , where it is now , I don't know.

A pic of one of these utes issued to the RAAF has: 203762 on the bonnet. Source, the History of Holden book, Norm Darwin. The book also has a pic captioned " Chevrolet special Coupe Utility with gas producer. Roof was made from hand formed parts and welded as a patch work affair "

[Stuart McDonald]

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DSCF0120 (2).jpg Found this in Nhill vic but thought it was made from two, so just kept bonnet and grill