Ha ha ha ha... yes I see now.
A ute is the Aussie pick up truck. We are simple folk and we don't feel the need to have a giant 4WD for everything.
Your El Camino is the US equivalent.
Check out one of our holdens below:
http://www.evolutionendshere.com.au/
Attached are pix of my ***** cat (tailgate and my baby bro jumping over it on his bike)
I hope I attached them right - I am still getting used to this... I am soooo old