National Museum Of Australia
One would think that Brisbane car dealer John Grant would have enough of the bloody ute that he lent Kevin Rudd - apparently not, because he’s trying to hock it off to the National Museum.
The Punch can reveal that Grant has been in discussions with the National Museum of Australia to hand the infamous 1996 Mazda ute to the national institution’s permanent collection.
But it seems that the museum is not as keen on the ute being on display as John Grant because the directors don’t really think it should be there.
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