Roof Vent (Sandman Option?)

**Scott Davison** · 19-06-2011, 01:33 PM

also fitted to meat wagon 75 onwards

**mook** · 19-06-2011, 04:32 PM

Would be neat if you wanted to let them breath in the back..

**ozbox** · 19-06-2011, 06:22 PM

it looks like the standard roof vent from an escort panelvan..

**Scott Davison** · 19-06-2011, 07:33 PM

i am 90 % sure mine was a paddy its not to obvious in this pik but is the same vents facing backwards

**ozbox** · 19-06-2011, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Scott Davison

i am 90 % sure mine was a paddy its not to obvious in this pik but is the same vents facing backwards

go get a better pic...

**Scott Davison** · 19-06-2011, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

go get a better pic...

true lol hows this then

**Dago** · 20-06-2011, 12:42 AM

Again I'm not sure, but would the police vans have changed the scoop later? Almost 100% that the scoops on the WB came from the police van I pictured. Either way I thought they looked horrible haha

**Rolla** · 20-06-2011, 01:15 AM

I'd be 90% percent sure too Scott. That looks like it very well could be the same vent. Must have been a popular style of roof vent used on panos back in the day. :Chin:

**Scott Davison** · 20-06-2011, 10:44 AM

from wat i understand these were fitted at holden , courtesy lights roof lining, paddy doors etc , and offsite fit out was lights radios signage ..... should know shortly when i strip back the rear door way ... weather the paddy hinge recess are there or not ,which should confirm wat i expected ....agreed ugly as lucky its tucked away on the roof , haha on the bonus side on a hot day it stays cool in the back compared to other vans

**ozbox** · 20-06-2011, 11:39 AM

the pic on ebay looks like a metal roof vent from an escort..i owned a few esky vans and even had one brand new...... back in the 70s no one would have bothered to do a f/glass one if you could get it from another source..
escorts had metal vents which look suspiciously like that one on ebay and the one on your meat truck...
i would say that the company that did the conversions for the meat trucks/paddy wagons got the roof vents from ford as a spare part because it suited there purpose of providing ventilation and it would have been low cost.
aftermarket roof vents for vans in the 70s were generally a scoop type arrangement made from f/glass or a smoked plastic and they had an opening or closing vent..:Chin:
im sure agro would have a pic of an aftermarket roof vent somewhere...