On the 10th anniversary of the Deniliquin Ute Muster there were plenty of records to be broken to mark the milestone.

Each year the muster has broken its own record first set in 1999 for the largest parade of legally registered utes, which this year blitzed previous records with 7242 utes.

But the garment has come to represent all things Aussie since the Blue Singlet Count was introduced in 2004.

This year, 2702 enthusiasts gathered in the Bull Ride Arena smashing last year’s record of 1587.

Festival director John Harvie said he was overwhelmed by the response to the record attempt.

“And there were thousands more who couldn’t fit in, so next year we might have to make it bigger.”

Meanwhile, a group of ute lovers has applied to Guinness World Records for the longest travelled convoy of utes which have made the 3450km journey.

“It really shows the support for Deniliquin and our festival,” Mr Harvie said.

No stranger to a good drive, top Australian golfer Stuart Appleby has turned his hand to a custom-built ute which was unveiled at the muster.

Appleby has been developing the BMW M5 with Shane Rowe, owner of Southern Rod and Custom, Deniliquin, for more than two years.

“After 2500 hours and 2½ years later I have no doubt whatsoever we have made this look like the best conversion of a car to a ute,” he said.

“With Shane’s work and skill we wanted this to look like a factory production car with some Aussie touches to it.

“I’m confident it’s the best in the world.”