8. 1975 Holden Sandman
One of the famous Australian car classes is the Ute. Half car, half truck, the Ute is a practical pickup built on a passenger car chassis. The best way to describe it to American audiences is to compare it with the Chevrolet El Camino or Ford Ranchero. In America, that class is dead, but in Australia, it is as popular as ever.
It was only a matter of time when will the first Ute receive the muscle car treatment and in mid-70’s, Holden came up with a model called the Sandman. It was a surf-style pickup or panel van with a graphics package, vivid colors and an option of a powerful 5.0-liter V8. The Sandman was a nod to Australia’s surf community, which used Ute vehicles and muscle cars.