Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 BEGINNINGS I: AN OVERVIEW CHAPTER 2 BEGINNINGS II: THE ‘FIRST’ UTE CHAPTER 3 THE FORD UTE STORY CHAPTER 4 THE GM-HOLDEN UTE STORY CHAPTER 5 THE CHRYSLER UTE STORY CHAPTER 6 INTERLUDE: RENT-A-UTE CHAPTER 7 ICONIC UTES FROM THE USA CHAPTER 8 ICONIC BRITISH AND GERMAN UTES CHAPTER 9 ICONIC ASIAN UTES CHAPTER 10 UTES: AN AUSTRALIAN OBSESSION CHAPTER 11 AFTERWORD APPENDICES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

About the Author

Joel Wakely has worked with and raced with cars almost his entire life, owning several significant and some very rare models, including several utes. He knows utes like he knows the back of his hand, and he knows many other passionate ute lovers like himself. In 1958 Joel started his first business venture: a new BP service station. It was here he got involved in a racing team. After working for Bob Jane-T Mart for 7 years he started a 30-year career in the car rental industry with Avis Rent-a-Car Australia and later Dollar Rent-a-Car. After a short retirement, Joel’s passion for cars led him to start another new business: Avant-Garde Detailing, specialising in the restoration and detailing of prestige and unique vehicles. Passion for Utes is his fourth book.