There was an era where Australian-made utes crossed over from being workhorses to performance cars, and the VE represents the latter.
In a contemporary review of the VE SS V, we noted: “Holden claim their real challenge was to design a recreational sports car without comprising its credentials as a practical workhorse.
“So it’s no surprise that the cab-chassis ‘one-tonne’ workhorse is no longer. From the original FX model of 1951 the Holden utility has slowly evolved from a basic load carrier to a style and performance machine. For this reason Holden expects 75 percent of VE buyers will choose the sporty SV6 and SS and SS V models.”
This example is running the 6.0lt GM V8 with six-speed manual transmission.
Pennant Hills Auto Traders in Sydney has it on the market at $22,000.