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Originally Posted by Jim Brierley
it's always been to my knowledge that the first vehicle designated by ford as a ute was a '33 or '34.
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The first Ford ''Coupe Utility'' was designed & built in late 1933, when Australia first had the tooling to stamp the Coupe roof panels[ they only sold Sport Coupes before this except for some imported '26 '27 T Coupes].
Before 1933, most makes sold in Australia produced a Utility vehicle, but mostly open models. There was a flourishing body building trade since the First W.War due to Govt. restrictions & high tariffs on imported built up car bodies. Most of the open Utes built by Chrysler, GM etc were also nice looking designs, but the Ford ones, especially the early V8's, were outstanding.... in my opinion