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Originally Posted by Dr Terry
The build story of the 4 x 4 XY Ute was in 2 parts. They actually left the factory as complete base models, fitted & plated as 200ci with 3-sp column manual.
At a much later date they had the suspension converted to front leaf & a totally different drivetrain fitted. They had Jeep-style Dana front & rear axles & a Warner 3-sp manual floor shift & transfer case. They fitted a 250ci 6-cyl ], which was tilted to clear the front axle.
I'm not exactly certain who did the conversion, but Jeep Aust. had a lot of input. The work was probably carried out at the Brisbane Ford plant on the night shift.
My point is that they were not regular production Ford vehicles.
Dr Terry
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I read somewhere alot of them were built "on the weekend"