Robbo's EK Ute
Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2014 11:26 pm
Hi all. I would like to introduce myself, I have been lurking off stage now for a while and thought it was about time to come out of the shadows.
A little history. EK's have been a part of me since before I was born. My dad bought a Wedgewood Blue Ute brand new from Smith Motor Co. of Port Adelaide in 1962, before he got married to my mum.
After they got married they moved from the farm in Boobarowie to the family farm minnipa in 1965.
Then in 1976 our family moved from Minnipa to a farm at Pt Vincent where i learnt to drive in the ute when I was 10years old.
Over the next few years us kids hammered the ute around the paddocks and scrub tracks until it became unsafe due to rust and damage. The ute was parked indefinitely. Then mum and dad bought me a Opal green with a white roof EK sedan.
I did use this car as a paddock car but not for very long because thankfully I saw the light and decided to start fixing it up.
Then I was given an FB which turned out to be stolen, unclaimed and towed into the scrub and left to rot. This turned out to be a great parts car for the EK sedan. But I kept it going to use as a scrub car.
I finally finished the Sedan. 179 HP, HR disc brakes Aussie 4 speed.
And while the resto was happening we had some fun with the ute (after we dragged to its final resting place).
RIP (I now regret trashing it. but it was fun at the time)
Anyway, i ended up selling the sedan in 1994 (again should have kept it)
since then I have been wanting to restore a ute.
Mid last year we finished building our new home, but more importantly I finished my new shed (quite large for the area)
Now I needed something to fill it. Thats when I found this one
EK ute built in Adelaide with the same paint and interior codes, all same as my dads ute and in much better condition. Could not pass it up!
And now for the fun stuff!!
More soon
Cheers
Robbo
A little history. EK's have been a part of me since before I was born. My dad bought a Wedgewood Blue Ute brand new from Smith Motor Co. of Port Adelaide in 1962, before he got married to my mum.
After they got married they moved from the farm in Boobarowie to the family farm minnipa in 1965.
Then in 1976 our family moved from Minnipa to a farm at Pt Vincent where i learnt to drive in the ute when I was 10years old.
Over the next few years us kids hammered the ute around the paddocks and scrub tracks until it became unsafe due to rust and damage. The ute was parked indefinitely. Then mum and dad bought me a Opal green with a white roof EK sedan.
I did use this car as a paddock car but not for very long because thankfully I saw the light and decided to start fixing it up.
Then I was given an FB which turned out to be stolen, unclaimed and towed into the scrub and left to rot. This turned out to be a great parts car for the EK sedan. But I kept it going to use as a scrub car.
I finally finished the Sedan. 179 HP, HR disc brakes Aussie 4 speed.
And while the resto was happening we had some fun with the ute (after we dragged to its final resting place).
RIP (I now regret trashing it. but it was fun at the time)
Anyway, i ended up selling the sedan in 1994 (again should have kept it)
since then I have been wanting to restore a ute.
Mid last year we finished building our new home, but more importantly I finished my new shed (quite large for the area)
Now I needed something to fill it. Thats when I found this one
EK ute built in Adelaide with the same paint and interior codes, all same as my dads ute and in much better condition. Could not pass it up!
And now for the fun stuff!!
More soon
Cheers
Robbo
