Holden Utes: Past meets the future

The prized daily commute of West Australian collectors, Alan & Joe Little, is a 1951 Holden Ute (commonly known as the FX) with body number 208. The restored ute is painted in Caspian Blue and still retains its original engine and gearbox, evidence of the ute's workhorse heritage which won the hearts of Australians in the 1950s. The FX was built in Sydney in November 1950 and was the first Holden Ute sold in Griffith.

It remained with its original owners for 43 years, faithfully lugging vegetables and eggs on weekly visits to the Griffith market. Now owned by the enthusiastic Holden collectors, Joe and Alan have amassed a diverse collection of utes and sedans from 1948-1956, including the Caspian Blue FX. And now the brothers have added Australia's newest Holden Ute to their collection. Joe Little says he takes great pleasure from keeping his FX Ute on the road as a viable working vehicle, and enjoys doing his bit to preserve Holden's heritage.