Your Top 3 Questions

**HK1837** · 02-02-2011, 06:38 AM

Blocker, do you want answers or do you want them answered by your project?

**Blocker** · 02-02-2011, 08:27 AM

Just questions for the moment please. I'd like to know what are the most common questions from restorers and enthusiasts.

Don't be shy, there's nothing wrong in asking something even if you think it may be obvious. I'll be posting my 3 soon. THANKS ROBBO for jumping in first!

**HZSandman** · 02-02-2011, 09:43 AM

I guess it depends whether you are anwering questions for the "in the know" people or the general car enthusiast.

Here's a few questions I get asked all the time. I know the answers but plenty obviously do not. Anyone getting to the finish of their restoration get ready for these.

Did Sandman vans come with side windows?

Was there ever a WB Sandman?

Did Sandmans come with a twin headlight front?

How to id a Sandman is the question I get asked the most and as we know it is not that easy to answer.

And the perenial favourite:

Is it a Sandman without XX7 on the plate?

The one I don't know but would love to is how many were made?

**HK1837** · 02-02-2011, 09:53 AM

Mine will obviously be a bit different!

1. Is there a HQ or HJ Sandman out there somewhere still fitted with it's original 173? Or even just some ID off one? I've never found one.

2. Were there any 11/73 or 12/73 plated HQ Sandmans. I've found one possibility, but no defintes as yet.

3. HJ XU4. What is the GVW for any variation of these? Anyone ever found one?

**mrsandman** · 02-02-2011, 10:27 AM

how many were made in each model , colour and driveline

any info on seawitch

any info on one of a kind sandmans(special order or promo vans,utes)

**Robbo** · 02-02-2011, 12:37 PM

I realise I made a mistake with the wording in my third question. It should read...

Could you order a Sandman with certain feature's deleted, such as stripes..blackout's etc. As you could do so with the falcon gt's of the era.

**ozbox** · 02-02-2011, 01:14 PM

is a sandman still a sandman if the chassis number does not match the tags?

**HK1837** · 02-02-2011, 01:36 PM

To further Greg's question, is a Sandman still a Sandman if it's tags are gone? Or a replacement identical shell is used with the original chassis and tags?