Could this be a sandman - Chassis swap

[playwme]

It becomes half as valuable.

[HK1837]

^^That about sums it up in a nutshell.

[wbute]

Its not a sandman chassis unless it is with the tags that have the same number.

[Paddy_77HZ_Ute]

I've seen this show before, but it's so good to watch again

That's one of the funniest things I've read for quite a while.....

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In 1980 my parents bought me a standard Mongoose BMX bike. Over a year or two, I washed enough cars to option it up a bit with the double gooseneck, alloy handle bars, rims, cranks etc, half flash mongoose. Another year or so, and several more car washes later, I bought a Redline MKII frame, and suddenly I had a Redline, with the same options as the previous heavily modified mongoose I had.

A good mate of mine recently has suffered kidney failure. He has been lucky enough to receive a younger healthy kidner from a female deceased organ donor. He's not a female all of a sudden, and he's not likely to be able to claim to be. He certainly isn't going to adopt a female name, even though having a bit of female "optioning".

Having said that, I reckon Myles is quite within his rights to be excited about his "Sandman", which I believe he is quite within his rights to call it, as long as he qualifies the description with the chassis details. What it's worth is what someone is willing to pay for it, and it sounds like that is irrelevant in this case, as he intends to keep it. Granted, plans do change, and it may be for sale one day, but it is what it is, a piece of Australian Motoring history, with it's own story to be told and heard.

You've done well mate, enjoy your restore and all the enjoyment you'll get during and after it.

[V6HQUTE]

well as some of you may allready know, i dont own a sandman anymore, did, seller found out it was a sandman and backed out of the deal, deal done sunday night, no sandman tuesday night, was keeping it quiet(why i have posted much on this thread), just incase, but im over it, and well im not very inpressed, but thats life, its was a wreck anyways(it has been talked about on here recently), and well ive learnt 2 valuable leasons,
1-if theres a chance, leave a deposit, its worth the risk
2-dont post anything until its on the trailer out the gate
this has no way affected my desire to restore a sandman, i will just get a better one when my hqs finished, and the seller cannot expect my business again
thanks to all the blokes one here that helped, im still looking for another, have a print out of the "detailed sandman identification" in my car, so im still keen, eyes and ears open, i have my eyes on a ute, possible, but thats all youll hear unless its on my trailer
cheers
Myles

[T-Dog]

just throwing it out there if i had a bent chassis on my sandman that came out as a 253 and swaped it with another sandman chassis that came out as a 308 and keeping the same tags on the body what does my sandman become now?:Chin:

sorry forgot to mention the chassis are from different years anyway after differring opinions and info on this thread i got some expert advice from the owner mechanic at the local approved inspection station . he said i get a police surrogate number stamped on the replacement chassis that overides everything, the year make and body type comes off the tags currently on the car which was my concern anyway interesting subject

[ozbox]

well as some of you may allready know, i dont own a sandman anymore, did, seller found out it was a sandman and backed out of the deal, deal done sunday night, no sandman tuesday night, was keeping it quiet(why i have posted much on this thread), just incase, but im over it, and well im not very inpressed, but thats life, its was a wreck anyways(it has been talked about on here recently), and well ive learnt 2 valuable leasons,
1-if theres a chance, leave a deposit, its worth the risk
2-dont post anything until its on the trailer out the gate
this has no way affected my desire to restore a sandman, i will just get a better one when my hqs finished, and the seller cannot expect my business again
thanks to all the blokes one here that helped, im still looking for another, have a print out of the "detailed sandman identification" in my car, so im still keen, eyes and ears open, i have my eyes on a ute, possible, but thats all youll hear unless its on my trailer
cheers
Myles

yes myles..lesson well learned...this subject would have come up again sooner or later anyway and its been a great debate and i hope people are learning from these discussions even when some have misguided veiws of originality or values..:(

[hainzy]

well as some of you may allready know, i dont own a sandman anymore, did, seller found out it was a sandman and backed out of the deal, deal done sunday night, no sandman tuesday night, was keeping it quiet(why i have posted much on this thread), just incase, but im over it, and well im not very inpressed, but thats life, its was a wreck anyways(it has been talked about on here recently), and well ive learnt 2 valuable leasons,
1-if theres a chance, leave a deposit, its worth the risk
2-dont post anything until its on the trailer out the gate
this has no way affected my desire to restore a sandman, i will just get a better one when my hqs finished, and the seller cannot expect my business again
thanks to all the blokes one here that helped, im still looking for another, have a print out of the "detailed sandman identification" in my car, so im still keen, eyes and ears open, i have my eyes on a ute, possible, but thats all youll hear unless its on my trailer
cheers
Myles

That sux Myles. What an arse. However you kick started a rip roarin thread by accident. If anything it gives you a chance to take on board what people have said. Theres a lot of mismatched number 30 year old vans out there... hang out for the right one and youll save yourself a lot of headaches down the track. I had a van with non matching chassis number and i was told by someone at vicroads that i would probably never be able to register it as the real identity couldnt be proven. Load of beaurocratic crap. Wait for the right one mate!

[Blocker]

In the not too distant future, maybe the time is upon us now already. Having matching chassis and plates may not be enough, but supporting documentation and/or historical papers will be needed to authenticate.

[mauser]

In the not too distant future, maybe the time is upon us now already. Having matching chassis and plates may not be enough, but supporting documentation and/or historical papers will be needed to authenticate.

Only if you are chasing the best of the best... too me they are just a cool car. :-)