HQ Sandman - Consoles

[GNW1974]

If it had a padded armrest it wasnt a HQ one. It would of moved about at the back because the floor mounts are different between a HQ and a HJ,X,Z.

Mauser.

ps post the photo with the hq gts front.. :-)

Yes you are probably right, my Brother in Law had a history or doing up vehicles for his business so it may have been changed. When he had it originally it had the HQ GTS guards and was all signed up for his workshop. Also the memory is not as sharpe as it was so I may have also recalled that wrong as I took the console out not very long after I purchased it.

Unfortunately the photo has a person leaning on the outside and I am not sure if they would like me to post up their image. I never took many photos of any of my cars in the past.

[Absinth]

Hmm, interesting thread.

I always thought arm rests were standard in Sandman but then I remembered they were an optional extra on the HQ SS which is basically the sedan version of a Belmont Sandman. So it stands to reason they were probably optional on the Sandman as well.


This console (top pic) was removed from a HQ Kingswood ute quite a few years ago and is the same style that was in my Barbados Green HQ 202 Sandman back in 81. My van was completely original when I bought it off it's original owner. It didn't have inertia seatbelts but did have arm rests. Note I have swapped over the lid and shifter surround with the HX Statesman console (bottom pic) as I wanted a HJ Sandman console.



Interestingly though, my boss back in 81 bought a HQ one tonner off his Cabinet maker mate that was ordered new from the factory with 253 and manual console shift, sports dash, carpet and arm rests. The tonner didn't have inertia reel seat belts but it did have the long slot style console in it.... I distinctly remember however that it didn't have the floppy buckle release belt but rather the stiff wire type like later HJ,HX,HZ.

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Have included a pic of console, not sure is this is what is being referring to as a 74 inertia reel console or not, (Yes that is the inertia belt style console) but I'm pretty sure that this would be the orginal console. Note that footwell trims from WB and gearbox boot is not original, also used to have viynl floor in Chestnut. Cheers

Are you sure about the vinyl floor mat???? Part of the Sandman package was carpet. Byron can confirm this but I recall that if a console shift was ordered then floor carpet was a standard inclusion.

On another note...... is the black lid console correct for a Sandman ???? or should it have the chrome fishscale finish the same as SS and GTS ???? Byron?? I really can't remember what finish was on the console of mine way back then..... the HQ Sandman brochure pic shows the fishscale but it could be a pic from the GTS and just used in the brochure for the Sandman.

[GNW1974]

Hmm, interesting thread.

I always thought arm rests were standard in Sandman but then I remembered they were an optional extra on the HQ SS which is basically the sedan version of a Belmont Sandman. So it stands to reason they were probably optional on the Sandman as well.


This console (top pic) was removed from a HQ Kingswood ute quite a few years ago and is the same style that was in my Barbados Green HQ 202 Sandman back in 81. My van was completely original when I bought it off it's original owner. It didn't have inertia seatbelts but did have arm rests. Note I have swapped over the lid and shifter surround with the HX Statesman console (bottom pic) as I wanted a HJ Sandman console.



Interestingly though, my boss back in 81 bought a HQ one tonner off his Cabinet maker mate that was ordered new from the factory with 253 and manual console shift, sports dash, carpet and arm rests. The tonner didn't have inertia reel seat belts but it did have the long slot style console in it.... I distinctly remember however that it didn't have the floppy buckle release belt but rather the stiff wire type like later HJ,HX,HZ.

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Are you sure about the vinyl floor mat???? Part of the Sandman package was carpet. Byron can confirm this but I recall that if a console shift was ordered then floor carpet was a standard inclusion.

On another note...... is the black lid console correct for a Sandman ???? or should it have the chrome fishscale finish the same as SS and GTS ???? Byron?? I really can't remember what finish was on the console of mine way back then..... the HQ Sandman brochure pic shows the fishscale but it could be a pic from the GTS and just used in the brochure for the Sandman.

My ute definatley had Black Carpet and the colour of the door trim colour looks the same colour as the ute I had, (even though they had been retrimmed). The dash pad colour looks identical as well. I did buy a new fascia from Dempster Holden in Esperance WA as the original one had some holes drilled in for the spotlight switch and looked untidy. I can quite clearly remember ordering it because I thought the parts would be unavailable even then. It was just the plain Black fascia but under the dash lights at night had a beautiful sheen to it from the pattern on it. (i think it cost about $115)
I also bought 2 of the Hex bolts for the horn pad and remember the cost, $1.15 ea which I thought back then was outrageous to a lad on about $200 per week.

The seat belts were black, but in the identical format as the photo.

[AN5590]

Are you sure about the vinyl floor mat???? Part of the Sandman package was carpet. Byron can confirm this but I recall that if a console shift was ordered then floor carpet was a standard inclusion.

On another note...... is the black lid console correct for a Sandman ???? or should it have the chrome fishscale finish the same as SS and GTS ???? Byron??

Yep no doubt about the vinyl floor as I removed it to put the carpet in, it still has the original vinyl floor under the rear part of the console. Will be interested to see what Byron can add to this one as well as the console lid etc. The dash is fishscale but not chrome, I think the finish was called gunmetal - a grey/black type finish, dash also has the clock in case that indicates anything different.

Also in terms of the seat belts in they used to have black plastic covers over the buckles but these disintergrated years ago.