HQ Sandman found!!

**will.co** · 26-03-2011, 07:20 PM

For sure then let's catch up and I'll take you for a spin.I am in Hobart so about 2 hrs away Pm me your ph number and some dates and we will make it happen. Good to hear that about courtesy buttons as it just adds more authenticity due to her having them. Cheers buddy

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Originally Posted by ozbox

thats ok..only takes a few hours to drive south...courtesy light buttons were on sandmans but belmonts did not have them normally..

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something i noticed as well..at some stage in its life someone has removed the belmont badges from the gaurds...

Yeah i noticed that as well, its been completely de-badged and that will be something i aim to fix.

If anyone has the set of them they wanna sell let me know.

**ozbox** · 26-03-2011, 07:32 PM

i believe i may have 3 nos ones left over from my hq when i sold it...in 10 years of collecting new old stock for mine i only ever found a handful of nos belmont badges and i bought everyone i came across...

**will.co** · 26-03-2011, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

i believe i may have 3 nos ones left over from my hq when i sold it...in 10 years of collecting new old stock for mine i only ever found a handful of nos belmont badges and i bought everyone i came across...

Nice...well if you wanna let any of them go bring them with you on your trip to tassie and we will sort something out...

Have done more research into this courtesy light business and cant find much but what i did read suggests it could point to another tick towards proof of sandmaness, Bloody xx7 always gonna be a pain not having it but still she's a beauty and worth having without them....but the more proof towards it being real all helps when the knockers come looking

**ozbox** · 26-03-2011, 07:52 PM

yeh no probs..i shall double check how many i have and put your name on them...

i wouldnt worry to much about the naysayers as from what i can see in your pics its the real deal...

for arguments sake if some one was doing a replica they would not have a cigarette blank off or radio blank..
i wouldnt mind betting that the production sheets are still in the van ..they are either under the carpet somewhere or up under the dash pad or on top of the glovebox insert...these are the most common places ive found them in hq..

**HK1837** · 26-03-2011, 09:37 PM

Courtesy light switches are HX and HZ Sandman. HQ and HJ didn't get them unless optioned.

**will.co** · 26-03-2011, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by HK1837

Courtesy light switches are HX and HZ Sandman. HQ and HJ didn't get them unless optioned.

Could you pls tell me Byron if this option was only available in sandmans for the HQ & HJ?
Cheers

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Also who can tell me how much a Sandman pref HQ cost when purchased from the manufacturer??
Very Interested to know this...

**Absinth** · 27-03-2011, 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by will.co

Could you pls tell me Byron if this option was only available in sandmans for the HQ & HJ?

Courtesy lights, cigar lighter, radio and door arm rests were all optional on Belmont inc Belmont Sandman.

**will.co** · 27-03-2011, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Absinth

Courtesy lights, cigar lighter, radio and door arm rests were all optional on Belmont inc Belmont Sandman.

Cheers Absinth, also for the fastlane info as well...did you have any luck with that original sale price questioin??

God this site is good, you blokes have been so helpful.

Many thanks again

**hqgts** · 27-03-2011, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by will.co

...did you have any luck with that original sale price questioin??

nothing concrete but it would have been around $3,500 maybe a tad less.... i looked in terry bebingtons 60 years of holden book and the sandmans arent listed with a price...

Al