Under the discussion on surviving Fregates, we've wandered into questions about Colorales. I've picked up the final part of it below.
"George,
Does Jason Hinder have a restorable Colorale ute?
Or is it something else.. I've seen it but didn't take a lot of notice at the time.
Well, methinks we're getting a little off-topic about Fregates with our discussion of Colorales. But they're somewhat rarer, so I think I'll start a new topic on them and see what we can all turn up."
To add to the thread and answer the question. Jason has/had two Colorales (one a ute) and as far as I know both are available for sale.
It seems that a hundred or so vehicles from the Colorale range found their way to Australia, with old registration records seeming to indicate that just over 30 were utes. The Colorale range are fairly rare anywhere, but it seems from what I've read in a "Gazoline" article (top mag, but in French - <a href="http://www.gazoline.org)" target="_blank">www.gazoline.org)</a> that the rarest of all are the utes and four wheel drives.
So to the big question. Are there any Colorales/Prairies actually roadworthy in Australia, are any being restored, and which and what survive??
Cheers
GeorgeC
"George,
Does Jason Hinder have a restorable Colorale ute?
Or is it something else.. I've seen it but didn't take a lot of notice at the time.
Well, methinks we're getting a little off-topic about Fregates with our discussion of Colorales. But they're somewhat rarer, so I think I'll start a new topic on them and see what we can all turn up."
To add to the thread and answer the question. Jason has/had two Colorales (one a ute) and as far as I know both are available for sale.
It seems that a hundred or so vehicles from the Colorale range found their way to Australia, with old registration records seeming to indicate that just over 30 were utes. The Colorale range are fairly rare anywhere, but it seems from what I've read in a "Gazoline" article (top mag, but in French - <a href="http://www.gazoline.org)" target="_blank">www.gazoline.org)</a> that the rarest of all are the utes and four wheel drives.
So to the big question. Are there any Colorales/Prairies actually roadworthy in Australia, are any being restored, and which and what survive??
Cheers
GeorgeC