GM Holden introduces new Holden UTE; US buyers wait with baited breath the headline read,or maybe not.
Last week Holden released details on the much discussed VE series UTE, putting to bed rumors it may not return. Every time the UTE is mentioned on an American car enthusiast forum/website, someone is destined to mention how it would make an awesome El Camino and GM needs it here NOW. I am a car enthusiast at heart and can understand people's afflictions with strange cars. I know a guy who has a thing for 70's Ford Granada's which are beastly in my opinion. I personally love the Fox body Ford T-bird from 1987-88 (Especially the Turbo Coupe). That being said, ever since I was little I always kind of scratched my head when I saw an El Camino on the road. It just never made sense to me that someone would rip out most of the usable passenger space in a car, and throw in a truck bed. A truck bed mind you, that is still attached to a light duty car platform and cannot seriously haul. Keep in mind, I grew in the 80's, so to me the El Camino kind of looked like a Monte Carlo with a serious birth defect. While I am certain there are people who love the El Camino with a passion, they are in much smaller numbers than you typical enthusiast cars (Camaro, Corvette, GTO, Chevelle for example).
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