My first car was a hand me down 1972 Pinto 2-door sedan (not hatchback) that had over 100K miles and no reverse when I got it! My parents bought it new then my bother drove it for a couple years, then I got it. My mother and father were mad when it threw a rod because they said I was running it...
The UTEs are a lot of fun here in middle America! They get a lot of long time car collectors scratching their heads as very few people have ever seen one before and those that have seen UTE have normally seen Ford or Chevy versions.
The hardest part about driving them is getting in the right side!
Where do you find them? In basements, attics, garages, out in the woods! They are very rare but they do turn up on occassion but most of the time they sell privately sometimes they find their way on ebay.
what do they cost?
I have seen them sell from a couple hundred through $15K depending on...
The best way to introduce myself is to say I love old cars and the more unusual the better! Here are my full size cars.
They are a pair of Australian built Utility coupes (UTEs) both built in 1956. The Desoto is my keeper since it is one of only 275 made and the only one currently known in the...
Do you have any original pictures or home movies of your Firemite back in the day?
I own a Firemite and I also have a website dedicated to other powered promotonal cars www.jrcentral.com Like most of the others I will guess that the polystyrene body broke up due to the vibration from the briggs...