In one week they’ll be back in the loving hands of their owners, so get down to the Museum of Vehicle Evolution quickly if you want to see some rare Aussie utes.
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The special February exhibition of the home-grown icon starts at the door with a 1951 Holden 50-2106 coupe utility, aka the one that started it all.
Museum curator Jade Burley picked the 1951 Holden as his favourite.
“This is what people think of as the first Aussie ute, this is what they imagine,” Mr Burley said.
“The actual first utility was a Ford in the ’30s but I’ve only seen one of those and it was in the National Motor Museum.”
The Aussie Ute exhibit runs for all of February and MOVE plans to keep the monthly specials going.
“I’ve got about four years worth of ideas,” Mr Burley said.
“I’m thinking about a Porsche and a British sports car exhibit in the coming months.”
Mr Burley said he had been hoping to include a Subaru Brumby in the exhibition, as they were really popular in the Goulburn Valley because they fitted up orchard rows.
Ironically, there wasn’t enough room to fit the tiny ute.
The museum is located at Emerald Bank, Kialla — between the windmills.
Another drawcard is the parking lot, where you will find the odd Tesla, Ford Mustang, Holden Monaro and more, as car enthusiasts park up and walk in.