Time for some nostalgia!

[HK1837]

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

[mauser]

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

[wbute]

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.

[jennie285]

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...

[Blocker]

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.

[Blocker]

I reckon Blocker could use one of those photos as a useful for the replacement for the yellow WB.

Oh haha Mr Funny man. :Tongue:

[wbute]

i know this is a long shot but that is a dead ringer for that van I looked at in Dubbo last year.

[Blocker]

It would be great if Rodger can supply the tags, I'm sure someone could put him in touch with his old HZ!

[jennie285]

i know this is a long shot but that is a dead ringer for that van I looked at in Dubbo last year.

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

[HK1837]

They all would have looked like that when new! Red ones that is!