Re: [FWDLK] What is that ?

["David Homstad" <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At the fall 97 Hershy, there was for sale a 59 Dodge converted into a "El
Camino" style vehicle that was so well done, that you could almost believe
the factory had done it! I even got a picture.

Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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>The one in Pa that I've seen pictures is an Australian "Ute" belonging to
>Merv Afflerbach of Quakertown.  I think it was a 54 Plymouth with the truck
>bed moulded into the body of the cab which looked like the front end of a
>car.  Hudson had a pickup truck like this some where in the 40's or earley
>50's.
>Jack 55 Plymouth
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>> From: Mike Sr <msersen@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] What the hell is that ?
>> Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 9:14 AM
>>
>> The Australian "UTE" was a
>> Plymouth and I believe as late
>> as '56 it had a '54 bidy.
>> There's one here in PA but I
>> cannot remember if it's a 55
>> or 56 but it is a 54 body.
>>
>> Dave Stragand wrote:
>> >
>> > "Sperduto, Nick" wrote:
>> >
>> > > I'm going by the place Saturday and from a distance, i can see the
>fin point
>> > > of a 56 Plymouth and as I get closer, i say "What the hell is that
>and I
>> > > slam on the brakes and pull in the driveway" I'm not sure if this car
>> > > wasoriginally the 4 dr, but someone took a 56 Plymouth and made it
>into a 2
>> > > dr one bench seat el-camino type car. It was different looking.
>> >
>> > Didn't the Australian DeSoto Wayfarer look something like that - a
>mini-truck?
>> > Just a thought.
>> >
>> > -Dave
>
Dave