HQ Sandman found!!

**Blocker** · 24-03-2011, 03:20 PM

I reckon I should book a flight to Tassie to see this gorgeous Sandman!

**will.co** · 24-03-2011, 03:53 PM

http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/album.php?albumid=68

Enjoy

....i am.

Thanks for the comments crew, i agree with Hainzy that at re-sale time it might need someone who beleives as i did that this is real but if they do their research as i did they will come round to the same conclusion as i did.....BUT...i wont ever know cause ill never sell it, when im dead they can pry it outta my cold fingers and do as they please!!

**playwme** · 24-03-2011, 04:01 PM

Those side windows are huge. I like the way they're shaped to fit the side panels of the van. Good pickup you got there.

**jennie285** · 24-03-2011, 05:54 PM

What a great find, in such original and good condition, funny the sale docket was John Smith...you have a lovely old girl there to drive....very rare too

**will.co** · 24-03-2011, 05:56 PM

Classic isn't it...the car and also the John Smith bit, made me laugh when i first saw it.

**Vombil** · 24-03-2011, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by will.co

Classic isn't it...the car and also the John Smith bit, made me laugh when i first saw it.

nice... very very jealous

**GNW1974** · 24-03-2011, 09:01 PM

I'm not a van man but it is a beautiful car, hope you enjoy many years of motoring

**Absinth** · 24-03-2011, 09:22 PM

That is one nice HQ and one of the few metallic colours I actually like.

I'd be willing to bet a lot of these 74 Brisbane built HQ (everything points to it being a Sandman except no XX7 on the plate) cars are actually a Sandman. HQ was the start of Sandman and it was late in the HQ run, not a lot of HQ Sandmans were built and it would be easy for the Acacia Ridge workers to simply forget to stamp the XX7 on the plate on the odd occasion.

MY Brisbane built HX Monaro was mistakenly stamped L32 instead of L31 and there are plenty of other known mistakes.

Problem is....... as much as it probably is a genuine Sandman it will never pull Sandman prices. A pity it doesn't have Sandman panelvan instead of Belmont as vehicle type on the rego papers.

If it was a windowless or even had factory fitted windows I would pay reasonable money for it..... I just really dislike those big aftermarket windows.

Enjoy your HQ "Sandman"..... she's a cracker..... and welcome to the MySandman family...