Hi there, can anyone please help to confirm if our panelvan is a Sandman or not. The trim code seems to point to it not being a Sandman. We brought it from a car dealer in Auckland, NZ who said it was a genuine HX Sandman, but I have my reservations.

It has a GTS dash, console shift, bucket seats and full length headlining which includes a welded metal headlining strip above the tailgate door.

The id plate reads:
Model No HX8W M 70
Body No 203093-A
Trim 1898 - 19V
Paint 567 - 15944
Eng L31
Trans M21
R axle GV4

The ADR plate reads:
07/76
AHX 04443A
GVW 2200kg
Seating capacity 2

The small tag reads:
8M70TFL354357X and matches the chassis.

Also, please excuse my ignorance, but the engine number is QT511274 which I'm assuming is a replacement engine as it does'nt seem to match any of the tags. Is this correct?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am new to this forum (and the Internet in general), but I have enjoyed the many posts, informative articles and pics on this site.

Cheers, Mark