Hi all,
I'm needing a little help. I bought my HQ van 12 years ago as my first car. I bought it off the original owner who had it for about 27. The last few of them in which it was mainly garage.
I have always had it garaged and have mainly driven it for enjoyment. For the last few years I have had it under sheets due to being OS. Since I have been back I got it out, and started having people asking me lots of questions regarding it, having answers to none of them. I found this site which has been unreal and has helped me with a lot. But I am now hoping that I am able to get some answers as to what option my van is as the questions have been based around the GTS options it came with and being a V8.
It is a HQ 253 M20 Belmont. No rust. It has interior light switches on doors, cabin headlining (not back of van) GTS dash and stripes up bonnet and around guards on van, arm rests on doors, head rests on both sides of bench seats. I understand that Sandman has bucket seats but I did notice that there could be exception to the rule as bucket seats could be ordered as option so bucket seats were not the only factor for ID of sandman. It is also stamped 4/73 so I am also assuming not a sandman. I could not verify on Body ID plate for XX7 or XU3 as the plate as been sprayed over when I got the little bit of spot rust plated under passenger windscreen, I am having the plate cleaned to original condition to see (any suggestions to remove the paint also welcomed). The chassis number in the owners manual also matches the safety compliance plate.
Even if not a sandman, I am still wrapped to this day that I bought this van, and that it was my first car and I still have it!
Any advice would be great, looking forward to responses!
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