SPEED HERO Blog — Australian

Station wagons? Too many seats. Sports cars? Too fast. Pickup trucks? Too tall. Cube vans? too useful. The pride of Australia comes the mix of them all: The Ute. Short for Utility Coupe. An attempt to make a vehicle socially acceptable for any occasion, the origins come from Ford Australia in the form of the V8 Utility.   Continued as a tradition in the land down under, the Ute has remained a staple of form and...

I can't say my work is quality, but I do proclaim to be one of the biggest fans of truck conversions. Car based trucks has always been a curiosity of mine, as a mix of rarity and obscurity, function and form the 'ute' is a concept that is uncommonly embraced for it's logical approach. The idea is simple and although Japan and many other countries received the ever so perfect Kei-trucks we were not as lucky. The next best thing is to achieve this...

I like Stuff Peter Brock has touched. Peter Brocks '79 Holden Torana A9X:   The A9x was a homologation special. The first year for the 2 door Torana, a car that was sort of a Manta B, Nova, Monza/Astre mash up, the A9X was just a punked out version, big motor, big flares, big wing, big success. I've recently fallen in love with this car, but sadly no where else in the world seems to have gotten this exact bodystyle. If your not Familiar with...