1940 Australian GMH Chevrolet military coupe utility

[motto (RIP)]

Yes Hanno that was the Pontiac utility that Colin Anderson restored and owned for many years. I sure hope that it was not the one that was burnt out.
If I recall correctly these vehicles had mounting provision to take a straight eight engine but were only ever fitted with a six .
Also, IIRC, at the time Colin got his ute restored the Pontiac Club in America had never heard of the utility version and were very skeptical of their existence.

David

[Mike K]

here is the story in Colins own words

http://www.vmvc.org.au/vmvc1au/vmvc/...iutestory.html

[cletrac (RIP)]

In civilian Pontiacs the six was used in Canadian production and the States used the straight eight.

[lynx42]

Mike, David and everyone,

Unfortunately it is the yellow one which caught fire. It may be restorable but was uninsured so time only will tell.

Regards Rick.

[Mike K]

This was for sale some years ago. Wonder where it is ?

1942 car based military utility . I believe only around a few hundred were made . At Geelong ?

[Mike K]

The rare 1941 car based chevy military ute , this is a survivor ,the unusual cab is visible

A good original example of these utes was in a wrecking yard in Northern Victoria , I could have got it for $100 in the early 1980's .

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by lynx42

Mike, David and everyone,

Unfortunately it is the yellow one which caught fire. It may be restorable but was uninsured so time only will tell.

Regards Rick.

Recent news. The yellow Pontiac ute (originally from Geelong) is still around, the fire mainly damaged the cab area , the seat , doors and dash. The rear and front end are undamaged. The sprinkler system in the warehouse saved it from total destruction. Hopefully., the chassis has not been heat affected and the steel lost its temper and gone soft

This Pontiac came down from a RAAF base in Townsville to Geelong in 1946, the owner told me this when I bought it from him in 1981. It had been for sale.for some time , a few club members looked at it but it looked rough, he dropped the price down to a give away level. I drove it home up Geelong road.