Dave's HZ Madeira Red sandman in Wagga NSW

**Sandgirl** · 22-04-2010, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by jennie285

Hi Sandgirl...We got it for a fair price, a little less than he wanted as there were a few things which needed repairing, exhaust, brake leakage in the rear....the young fellow who sold it to us bought it for a lot less, so he probably is the winner here...but I also think we are.....byes jennie

Thanks Jennie I don't think you can really go wrong with a Sandman. There just seems to be so much interest in them at the moment and I think they are probably heading the way of muscle cars in price. Everyone I talk to seems to be able to identify with Sandmans in some way or another. I just hope they don't end up like aussie muscle cars hidden away in sheds and not driven like they were mean't to be.

Sandgirl

**jennie285** · 23-04-2010, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Sandgirl

Thanks Jennie I don't think you can really go wrong with a Sandman. There just seems to be so much interest in them at the moment and I think they are probably heading the way of muscle cars in price. Everyone I talk to seems to be able to identify with Sandmans in some way or another. I just hope they don't end up like aussie muscle cars hidden away in sheds and not driven like they were mean't to be.

Sandgirl

Hi well ours is driven every day until were get her soda blasted..... yesterday, I took a pic of Rodney loading stuff into it....more for the accountant though....

once she is off the road, then our new one will be driven about.....we girls seem to be a minority on this site......most of my girlfriends think I am mad, but love to go for a drive with me......we are off to a local amataur theatre production of "Grease" and they want to go in the back of it like we did when we were went to see it at the Drive in:D

**jennie285** · 17-05-2010, 09:00 PM

have a look at the pic of the interior in this thread

**kaido17** · 17-05-2010, 09:54 PM

thanks jennie that answers a few questions aswell i can look at your interior as a reference to get mine back to buckskin. seats carpet and doortrims have all been changed

**jennie285** · 17-05-2010, 10:08 PM

yes it is useful to have that van to copy from...I have forgotton what our original van was even to the extent i didn't think the blinker was meant to be black if the interior was buckskin....the forum enlightened me on that, I was going to swap it....are you restoring the van on your avator, it looks to be the same colour as our red van?

**kaido17** · 17-05-2010, 10:17 PM

yes will be doing a full resto soon it is a 77 hz l31 originally jasmine yellow, think im going to paint it panama green though

**jennie285** · 17-05-2010, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by kaido17

yes will be doing a full resto soon it is a 77 hz l31 originally jasmine yellow, think im going to paint it panama green though

Okay well if it was originally Jasmine yellow then it would stand to reason all the interior is buckskin....we are doing up our avatar pic..back to that Jasmine, and have to change all interior as they changed the whole lot to black, and the motor from 308 to 253 and gearbox back to a 4spd instead of auto..nothing is original except it has id plates, is windowless, and has a reasonble body.....a lot of work but worth it when done....the Red van will be loads easier, and cheaper to do, we will get it registered when the yellow one runs out of Rego, and goes into the panel beaters, soda blaster, and paint booth...A good place in Sydney at Peakhurst to do the interior, some friends did up a HJ and we saw the finished product....but I guess you are in Perth so that is no help.....Love Panama Green too

**kaido17** · 17-05-2010, 10:51 PM

yes it was originally all buckskin, mine has a lot of work too i am going to start stripping it down soon and get to a bare shell like blocker has done in his blog then ship it off to the panelbeaters. i am just trying to sort out all the little bits ill need for when the time comes to reassemble