Told you we would never get a consensus on best looking!
James, you are right, each to his/her own! Funny stories about HX grilles. You know that these were the very last to be available new (you still see them on Ebay from time to time). The little twist of fate for HX Sandman: Sandman always got either a black painted grille ie HQ/J or the GTS grille (as it was painted black) in HX and HZ. Ignoring standard 1-tonner and WB, HX was the only series where the grille was actually different for Belmont (sedan/wagon) and HOLDEN (ute/van) from Kingswood, Premier and GTS. To be true to HQ and HJ the HX Sandman should have just got a painted HJ grille. My guess is the HX Kingswood badge wouldn't fit so they used the HX GTS grille, remembering that HX Sandman was in reality a Kingswood in features except for side strips.
I remember when Rare Spares had HJ, HX, HZ, HX Statesman, HZ Caprice and HZ SL/E new hanging in their shops.
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