Welcome to the site Rodger and some excellent pics of your old van, don't suppose you have any interior shots.
When were you at Laverack? My old man was a PTI and we were there in 76-77 and then Kapooka in 78-79.
Welcome to the site Rodger and some excellent pics of your old van, don't suppose you have any interior shots.
When were you at Laverack? My old man was a PTI and we were there in 76-77 and then Kapooka in 78-79.
4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD
Rodger
Nice van. Notice the HX Sandman in the background in one of the photos!
3.08 diff behind 308, M21 was reasonably popular back then. Most had the standard 3.36 but a few got 3.08 like yours.
Just a mental jog, the Rochesters had a thermal choke not electric, and yes they were buggers of things. I had a HZ 308 Kingswood in the early 80's, it did the same!
I'll send you a PM re the photos. I'm currently doing a Sandman book, and a few of those photos in the HZ section would look nice. All photos will be credited.
Byron
haha great shots.
Some of us here are in Canberra. Where are you parked up at one of the old lookouts there. It doesnt look like Stromlo, maybe at the top of Lyons.
Good to see origional photos of Vans.
Thanks,
Mauser
StickThis - can you edit the Radiator sticker instructions to have a placement at the origional angle like in photo 9
Last edited by mauser; 18-01-2011 at 07:50 AM.
Awesome thread and the photos are great! You must have been thinking "these will be great reference material" when you took them! must have been a half decent photographer as well!
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I reckon Blocker could use one of those photos as a useful for the replacement for the yellow WB.
Last edited by wbute; 18-01-2011 at 08:46 AM. Reason: grammar
Hi Rodger
Great pics, thank you for posting them up, we too had a Jasmine yellow HZ van which Rodney owned before we met, I have a few pics of her on another thread, he was the 2nd owner but it was only 2 years old when he bought it in 1981, it also had a holley. Sadly we sold ours so we could have a family. But we have restored one back to near original, and are about to get her registered...
http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/s...ight=blackouts
Welcome to the forum...
HZ Jasmine Yellow Windowless Sandman, now being driven everywhere and is finished!
HZ Madeira Red Windowless sandman now Sold to Bigrob
HX Mandarin Red Sandman Ute finished, and club registered
1979 HZ malachite windowless van with 308 5spd, all chromed up and shiny finished and named "The Player"
Married to RodneyHZ253
Welcome! Absolutely fantastic to read first hand stories like yours, in particular the little things that you did over the years of owning the van.
I hope you can get a lot out of the site here, maybe not just nostalgia for you but a desire to buy another HZ Sandman!
Would you like me to copy these pics in the original post (OP) into the photo gallery? photobucket and imageshack tend to drop off their images on a whim.
Oh haha Mr Funny man. :Tongue:Originally Posted by wbute
i know this is a long shot but that is a dead ringer for that van I looked at in Dubbo last year.
It would be great if Rodger can supply the tags, I'm sure someone could put him in touch with his old HZ!
that van came from Kandos I thought and the dubbo guy said he was second owner I think, I maybe wrong, that does happen (not often) :lol: but you are right it does look similar
HZ Jasmine Yellow Windowless Sandman, now being driven everywhere and is finished!
HZ Madeira Red Windowless sandman now Sold to Bigrob
HX Mandarin Red Sandman Ute finished, and club registered
1979 HZ malachite windowless van with 308 5spd, all chromed up and shiny finished and named "The Player"
Married to RodneyHZ253
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