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Hello everyone, thought I'd have a go at posting a picture.

Picked this up just before christmas.
Bought it from a guy who had most of the mechanical work sorted.
It has a recon 202 red with a 350 holley & extractors coupled to a trimatic also has a HR disc brake front end.
Looks like it was painted about 5 years ago and has a bit of rust coming through here & there, nothing major though but a respray is planned. See if I can remember how to do what I used to do 20 years ago!
Even though the last guy spent a lot on mechanicals there is still things to do like: fuel sender replacement, leaks in petrol tank, radiator re-core, shifter linkage adjustments and replace the accelerator linkage with a cable to stop the motor hitting against the linkage. Its great to drive, off the road for a bit while I get a buckle taken out of one of the rims.
Lovin it!

very nice ... i like the number plate!

Very nice car looks very tidy Keep the pix coming!

cool ride Dave

Sweet as, Dave
You planning on coming for a cruise to the poker run ??
Be nice to see it in the flesh so to speak.

Not able to come to that, but I'll be trying hard to come along next time you have a meeting/get together at East Vic Park.
Anyone have any idea what colour my ute is and if it is a factory colour?

Bit hard to say from that pic, kinda looks like an original colour - post the details off your body tags and we will decipher them for ya.

Thanks Blacky
I'll post it later tonight. Its a cream colour, looks like an original colour to me.

I remember seeing a lot of commercials running around in that ( or similar ) colour when I was a kid.

I'd say its an original Holden colour or one very close to it.

Terry.

Nice ute dave, you've got to be happy with that
I reckon the colour is Steve Jacksons favourite, Honey Beige
Cheers
Jeff

nice ute dave,
did you buy it off evilbay

yeh, it was on evilbay. I already had a ute that needs a lot more spent on it to get it up to the standard of this one, so I did the sums and reckon I was way in front, especially when I sell my other one. I'll be able to make it properly mine when I re-spray it.

Nice ute mate

Sticking with the same colour for the re-spray ? Its not a bad colour.

Blacky, the paint code is 585-4677, maybe you can tell if its the original colour or not.
I'm not sure if I'll do it the same color, always wanted a pale sky blue ute.
Personally I think that the factory colours always suit them and never date so if they came out in a pale blue which I think they did, I'd look at that.
Looks like I'm sending my fuel sender offf for a recon job as I broke the wire shaft while trying to free it up.

Paint Code - 585-4677 is Cottesloe Cream
Very appropriate for a Western Australian car