Crazy Australian Bastard Turns 70s Mercedes-Benz Sedan Into Fair Dinkum Ute

Mercedes-Benz are well-known for making capable commercial vehicles like vans and Unimogs as well as high-end luxury cars, but utes have been something sorely missing from their Australian offerings.
Of course, they did offer the X-Class for a few years between 2017 and 2020 – but that was just a glorified Nissan Navara, and it sold remarkably badly (not only in Australia but globally). Besides, it wasn't a ute, it was more of a truck. For real automotive purists, a ute is a small, car-ba