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.
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.
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
HZ Jasmine Yellow Windowless Sandman, now being driven everywhere and is finished!
HZ Madeira Red Windowless sandman now Sold to Bigrob
HX Mandarin Red Sandman Ute finished, and club registered
1979 HZ malachite windowless van with 308 5spd, all chromed up and shiny finished and named "The Player"
Married to RodneyHZ253
Classic isn't it...the car and also the John Smith bit, made me laugh when i first saw it.
nice... very very jealousOriginally Posted by will.co
I'm not a van man but it is a beautiful car, hope you enjoy many years of motoring
Well done mate. That's a nice looking van.
I noticed some of things I have been looking at.... the 200kmh speedo, the inertia seatbelt console. There are some posts about these items in a Sandman.
No radio too... how did someone drive that for all these years without music. lol
Mauser
Tell us the story of how you came to find it? I love peoples good luck tales!
Welcome to the site will.co. What a great find, a genuine, un molested, HQ Sandman Van. They do exist, good on you and enjoy, as I'm sure you will.
"Proud To Be An Old Fart".
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...
4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD
Utter shock! WOW! What a find! It's a HQ too! I'm jealous...
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