Mark Skaife driving a HSV Maloo set a new world speed record for utes and pick-up trucks. It hasn’t been broken since.

Holden's Utester concept ... it was a mash-up of ‘ute’ and ‘roadster’. Under the bonnet, GM’s heroic Gen III 5.7-litre V8 pumping out 225kW was matched to a six-speed manual transmission.

This is the end of the road for the Holden Maloo – a pickup that’s been ... at the absurdity of piloting a supercharged V8 Aussie ute on British roads. The car, and the feelings it elicits ...