Hi Greg,
No-one has answered so Ill have a crack.. haha I like HQ'S.
I assume its a 253 because of the blank engine and M20 in a V8 Belmont ute. The main Sandman feature will be the rear console mount on the floor between the seats. It is a flat piece of metal following the curve of the tunnel with a slot in it not really sticking up too much off the floor pan. The HQ didnt have a front mount and was just screwed to the tunnel in front of the gearshift hole.
ConsolebracketHQrear01.jpgHQ%20console%20holes.jpg
So... other than the Steering Wheel, Dash, full lenght console, GTS Wiring harness, Guards and Blackouts all which could of been ratted or painted over in the last 40 years... (look for blackouts under the front guards but unlikely if this was orange and now green)
Blackouts were painted before the front guards installed.
ss sill black.jpg
80280 – 8cyl Belmont Ute with the colour of Saffron Met. 1881/1396 15823. Metallic colours on Belmont Sandmans are a good sign because that shouldn't be available in a normal Belmont. (Lucky its a Belmont not a Kingy)
http://gallery.oldholden.com/Mr_Jone...ffron.jpg.html
see the colour chart says not on a Belmont.
http://gallery.oldholden.com/Mr_Jone...+A622.jpg.html
The 39B is Chestnut with Bucket Seats so the other plate should have seating capacity of 2. and thanks to MrJones again looks something like this. (Not many people would option bucket seats in a stinky old Belmont)
http://gallery.oldholden.com/Mr_Jone...stnut/Belmont/
Looks reasonable for a possible Sandman but those rivets holding the plate on are not origional (HQ's are big fat ones) so check it hasnt been re-bodyed. If you could send photos of the other plates to Byron (HK1837) for more information and he can provide more specific identifying features.
HQ Rivets
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Hope that helps.. :-) and Hi to the forum.
Mauser
PS I have no idea what the white inside means.
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