Nothing odd there, least not to me. Shame it's a
gas buggy though. I had relatives, they have past
on now, that always had the bench seat. They always
had the extra passenger in the Ute.
Given the air con and power steering, makes for a
comfortable drive out west.
I had an uncle who ordered a HJ kingswood wagon,
Five litre, four speed, LSD, air con, power steer
and a bench seat. He towed a van and wanted the
extra seat. All built for a purpose, they are around.