Sandmans - Muscled Cars or Something Else.

[hux454]

G'day All,
Here's a question for all Sandman Owners. Do you consider them Muscle Cars or something else? I personally think there not. I tend to think of them as Image Cars. I know this will have many opinions but hey I'm only here to have fun!

Cheers,
Glenn.

P.S. On another note - Absinth & myself went to a hamburger joint here in Brisy last night called Munchies. In a pretty run down area of Brisy. Didn't think it was much chop as I've heard Harrys Diner is alot better. Well wasn't I pleasently suprised, about 250 cars turned up with many in exc cond. So if you live up this way let us know so there more us there, with a Sandy or not - doesn't matter.

[Gas On]

Gday,

It depends on what donk's fitted in there. For example, a mini-moke with a big block fitted would have some muscle.

Cheers

[wbute]

No, not muscle. Image and lifestyle. Maybe even evil.

[hjsandman]

There an image car, sun, sand & surf. Cruising with the back up or at the drive-inn. a true 70's icon

[wbute]

I reckon the vans had an evil aura about them:twisted:. I remember getting overtaken by one coming home from holidays with Mum and Dad when I was about 8. The way the olds went off at "that blasted idiot in that panelvan" made it seem like it anyway. I thought it was cool.

[Rolla]

I don't think GMH intended the 'Sandman' to be a muscle car. If you walked into a showroom in the 1970's and asked to look at a muscle car made by Holden, the dealer would have probaly shown you a SLR5000 or a Monaro. That's not to say though given it's specs and overall look that you can't class it as one. I think it comes down to personal opinion. I personaly do class the 'Sandman' as a muscle car. Sure muscle is all about high performance big engines, but a Sandman with a 253ci V8 pushing 130 (LC) -138 (HC) kW; who can argue... The sandman is tough on the inside and out! Definately an evil aura as wbute states! ;D

[Shadowmax]

On another note - Absinth & myself went to a hamburger joint here in Brisy last night called Munchies. In a pretty run down area of Brisy. Didn't think it was much chop as I've heard Harrys Diner is alot better. Well wasn't I pleasently suprised, about 250 cars turned up with many in exc cond. So if you live up this way let us know so there more us there, with a Sandy or not - doesn't matter.

Munchies is all we have left, Harry's Diner is dead these days.

[abncraig]

A cruiser definatley

[Gas On]

Gday

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extract from http://www.streetrods.us/hrfs/muscle_car.htm

Australia developed its own muscle car tradition around the same period, though many were modified four-door sedans or low riding, rear drive pickups, known down under as "Utes" (short for utility vehicle), rather than two-door coupes. The most famous were the Holden Monaro with a 307-350 Chev or 308 Holden, the Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III of 1971 with a 351 Cleveland, the Valiant Charger with 265 (I6) or 318 (V8) Hemi, and the three highest performance Holden Toranas , the A9X, SLR5000 and the XU-1. The XU-1 was fitted with a 202 (3.3 Litre) Triple carburetor, I6 engine, as opposed to the 308 (5.0 Litre) single quad barrel carby V8 in the A9X and SLR5000.
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Well.. that wraps it up, the internet never lies... Onya utes owners, you've got a muscle car! Van owners you dont

Cheers

[wbute]

To me a muscle car is something that was built to race. I reckon they would be Bathurst Monaros, L34 Toranas, maybe A9X(but they came standard with L31 motor), E49 and E38 Charger, Phase 1 2 and 3 Falcons, Bathurst XU1's. Probably a few others too, but this is just my opinion and may be wrong.