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Standard56
Joined: 26 Jun 2024
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Location: Victoria, Australia
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 Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:55 am Post subject: Brisbane Australia pics |
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Hi been a while since my last visit.
Pics of vehicles used by the Brisbane City Council. ( Australia)
And a interesting way to advertise a new car...use the Brisbane tramway. Holden ute with hydramatic transmission. The Brisbane trams no longer exist....Melbourne has them still....about the largest system in the world.
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Standard56
Joined: 26 Jun 2024
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:23 am Post subject: More |
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Ford mainline ute
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peter scott
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Location: Edinburgh
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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A good collection of utes.
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Rusty
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Bunbury, Western Australia
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 1:34 am Post subject: |
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Very interesting
They must have used it for a while, because I "think" the hydramatic only came out in the "EK" model of 1961, so the "ute" must be from that year, but the sedan is its predecessor, an "FB",of 1960 which I thought never had an automatic option. Did they use the mobile "showroom" after the FB / EK model, certainly novel.
It's funny, I remember dozens of those old Vanguard utes running around, I had a couple of relatives that had them, a neighbour had two and there were several others in the district, and I don't think I have laid eyes on one probably since the 1980s! |
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Standard56
Joined: 26 Jun 2024
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Location: Victoria, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 2:52 am Post subject: Holden |
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| Rusty wrote: | Very interesting
They must have used it for a while, because I "think" the hydramatic only came out in the "EK" model of 1961, so the "ute" must be from that year, but the sedan is its predecessor, an "FB",of 1960 which I thought never had an automatic option. Did they use the mobile "showroom" after the FB / EK model, certainly novel.
It's funny, I remember dozens of those old Vanguard utes running around, I had a couple of relatives that had them, a neighbour had two and there were several others in the district, and I don't think I have laid eyes on one probably since the 1980s! |
Yes I believe the EK was the first with hydramatic .
I had a EJ ute with factory hydramatic, people used to tell me it was rare as it was not fitted to many utes. The grey motor wasn't ideal, it struggled a little on hills .
I think those Vanguard utes were more common in rural regions... they were not unique to Australia, I believe they were also marketed in the UK and the RAF used them. The later phase 3 utes ( six cyl. ) may have been unique to Australia? |
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Standard56
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Location: Victoria, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 4:43 am Post subject: Mini |
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Travelling Mini showroom
Cresta
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Standard56
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Triumph Herald coupe...
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consul 57
Joined: 09 Nov 2017
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:31 am Post subject: |
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| great pics |
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Rusty
Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Bunbury, Western Australia
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| consul 57 wrote: | | great pics |
Yep, I second that!
The "advertising display tram" is certainly something I had never heard of, any idea about its history and how long they used it? |
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Standard56
Joined: 26 Jun 2024
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Location: Victoria, Australia
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 4:55 am Post subject: Trams |
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| Rusty wrote: | | consul 57 wrote: | | great pics |
Yep, I second that!
The "advertising display tram" is certainly something I had never heard of, any idea about its history and how long they used it? |
The advertising trams were in use until 1969... the adverts date to as early as the 1930s.
 find a service station near me
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Standard56
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 5:24 am Post subject: |
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Council Ford ute.
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