Wanted RTS badge & 5Lt badge for HZ Sandman & stickers

**hz308factory** · 09-02-2011, 11:17 PM

Thanks for the quick reply, the HZ is a 11/1977 build registered in 02/1978 ?
Which is recommended by Holden as the stickers were removed from the van when it was 6 mths old & I bought it off the original owner who said it had the light blue/mid blue/dark blue combo & thats what I was going off.
Cheers Richard

**stickthis** · 09-02-2011, 11:42 PM

Ok no worries Richard. From the info I have for a Pre 79 model in your paint it would have had the DY4. White, Mid Blue, Dark Blue.

From the info I have it wasnt until the 79 model that they got the 3 blue combo.

Does the original owner have any pics?

**the ski man** · 09-02-2011, 11:45 PM

hey Richard, nice name

the engine capacity badge was not put on the tailgate of hx/z sandmans as the rear decal goes over where the badge normally sits.

as for the RTS badge, just go to a wrecker, mine had a lunchbox container full and i dug out a NOS one in its little baggie at the bottom and wasnt charged for it.

- the ski man
(also a Richard)

also, mines an 11-77 build - which plant did yours roll out of?

**hz308factory** · 10-02-2011, 12:13 AM

Thanks for the info, the tail gate has the holes for the RTS badge & the original owner said that from new it had a 5lt badge on the lower opposite side of the tailgate to the RTS badge ?
Did the factory 308 HZ's have a 5lt badge on the lower tail gate ?

**HK1837** · 10-02-2011, 07:12 AM

Standard factory HZ XU3 (and hence XX7) had the badge deleted, but it was the only item on the "delete part" of the Sandman package that you could elect to "un-delete".
I suppose this was for those who chose option DL7.
See attached extract from the special packages section of the HZ ordering procedure.

HZ RTS badges should be easy to find. Look also on the front guards of HZ and WB HOLDEN luxury level vehicles. Rare Spares do a repro too from memory.

**jennie285** · 10-02-2011, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by HK1837

Standard factory HZ XU3 (and hence XX7) had the badge deleted, but it was the only item on the "delete part" of the Sandman package that you could elect to "un-delete".
I suppose this was for those who chose option DL7.
See attached extract from the special packages section of the HZ ordering procedure.

HZ RTS badges should be easy to find. Look also on the front guards of HZ and WB HOLDEN luxury level vehicles. Rare Spares do a repro too from memory.

Interesting as the van which I sent you the tags for yesterday, too had the holes on the rear tailgate for a 5litre badge, and I doubt it was not the original lower tailgate, it was also a 308 engine...

**HK1837** · 10-02-2011, 09:10 AM

Yes, another car where the orderer has chose to "un-delete" the 5.0L badge. I know I'd have wanted it, but I would have always ordered DL7 (no stripes) on HX/HZ.

**adam perth** · 13-02-2011, 09:03 AM

i always thought the 4.2 or 5.0 litre badge was on the opposie side of the RTS badge on the HZ ute / van.

**hainzy** · 10-02-2011, 07:52 AM

Howdy richard. welcome to the forum. There is a couple of us here from ballarat. We'll have to form a ballarat mysandman chapter soon!

Just for your interest my van which is also in ballarat has that stripe combo.

Check em out in this thread

http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/s...p?t=237&page=2

We'll have to have a few runs when we all get them on the road!

Cheers.

Originally Posted by hz308factory

Thanks for the quick reply, the HZ is a 11/1977 build registered in 02/1978 ?
Which is recommended by Holden as the stickers were removed from the van when it was 6 mths old & I bought it off the original owner who said it had the light blue/mid blue/dark blue combo & thats what I was going off.
Cheers Richard