Introduce yourself to everyone.

[mckackie]

I'M from...Originally SA now in Moss vale NSW
I found my Sandman..... in a local paddock. Privileged to be allowed to buy it from local businessman who knocked back many offers
For a living....businessman.......somewhat Steptoe-like, mechanic by trade(or is that tirade?)
best film I ever saw......citizen X, this is spinal tap, great rock n roll swindle, once were warriors and it's follow on
currently listening to....Vivaldi, DeBussy
Thing I'd like most to do, that I haven't done is....Jennifer Hawkins.....(dreaming) take a Bugatti Veyron for a nice spin ....somewhere aound Hay
Something I'm really proud of.....my family. and the cars and bike.

[Davestown]

I'm from: Melbourne Victoria
I found mySandman: In the trading post in 1987
For a living I: retired
The best film I've ever seen is: Omega Man
I'm currently listening to: Black sabbath
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: travel
Something I'm really proud of is: mySandman.com.au and the great people that make it alive.

[jbsandman76]

I'm from: Pakenham Victoria
I found mySandman: HZ Van: After asking questions on Fastlane & OldHolden (pre mysandman) and nagging a bloke for weeks to sell it.
HQ Ute: On eBay.
I found mySandman.com.au: I think by googling sandman.
For a living I: Am the golf pro at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
The best film I've ever seen is: Caddyshack.
I'm currently listening to: Final Coversation of Kings - The Butterfly Effect
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Start work on the HQ resto.
Something I'm really proud of is: My Van.

[agr071]

I'm from: Toronto, NSW
I found mySandman: WEBSITE: Unsure CAR: Word of mouth
For a living I: Sparky
The best film I've ever seen is: Highlander movies
I'm currently listening to: The Sweet - Greatest hits
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Have the idea (that's in my head) of how my van SHOULD look.
Something I'm really proud of is: The work the Mrs & I have done to the HZ (She's done 99% of the interior herself)

[V8VAN]

I'm from:Newy
I found mySandman:No sandy here, just a WB van a bloke on facebook swapped me for a VS Commodore
For a living I: Night shift supervisor at a pallet joint
The best film I've ever seen is:Most of the old aussie car movies
I'm currently listening to: Slayer
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Get my cars where they should be. It's happening, albeit very slowly at the moment
Something I'm really proud of is:The fact I can't remember the last time I payed a mechanic for any work. Pretty well all done at home, either alone or with mates.

EDIT: Found this forum through a link on gmh-Torana a fair while ago. Didn't actually sign up till I got my van though.

[jennie285]

I'm from:Parkes in Central West NSW
I found mySandman: through Unique cars, and totally rebuilt it back to original (since then have purchased 3 more) found mysandman.com.au by looking on the net for colour charts, and clicked on forum and here I stayed 2 years later.
For a living I: My husband rodneyHZ253 on the forum, and I are partners in a building business.
The best film I've ever seen is: Greece, Puberty blues, anything nostaligic and Australian
I'm currently listening to: The today show on TV
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: not sure I have had a good life, and done most things I want to do
Something I'm really proud of is: raising our two children to be nice adults with Uni degrees, and not having to use childcare, rebuilding our sandmans, and being married to the same person for 26 years. I also am proud that I have met all my mysandman.com.au friends, and met a fair majority of them face to face.

[wbute]

I'm from: Central West NSW
I found mySandman: Following Byrons thread on Fastlane(also have to add that I joined as about member number 3 or 4 on my sandman.com.au) and I found my sandman ute on evil bay.
For a living I: Drive very big trucks and also am a farmer.
The best film I've ever seen is: Into The Wild
I'm currently listening to: INXS, The Doors, The Cars, Jimmy Hendrix, George Thorogood ..........
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: get a job that lets me live at home.
Something I'm really proud of is: my family

[playwme]

I'm from: Canberra. If you need me to put what state that's in you probably should be at school instead of hanging around here.
I found mySandman: .com - from that fastlane link. Hope Byrons getting royalties for all those recommendations.
For a living I: let the wife work in the public service while I do odd jobs and daddy duties.
The best film I've ever seen is: what sort of stupid question is that? How are you supposed to pick one movie. That's like asking "what's the best pair of boobs you've seen?"
I'm currently listening to: Golden oldies 1053 2CA
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Travel Australia
Something I'm really proud of is: Everything in this photo dressed in red.
penny sandman.jpg

[carlitto64]

I'm from: Hoppers Crossing, Victoria
I found mySandman: By chance on gumtree located in Bendigo
For a living I: am an operations manager for a labour hire company
The best film I've ever seen is: The good, bad and ugly
I'm currently listening to: DJ Tiesto, i love my trance and dance music
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: get my arse into gear and start working on my van.
Something I'm really proud of is: being patient...

[79Z33L]

G'day all.

I'm from: NSW, Australia
I found mySandman: not yet, would love to have one though lol. As for the forum, trawling for info to help me buy a HQ ute (wound up with a HZ instead)
For a living I: am an apprentice boilermaker.
The best film I've ever seen is: anything with cars/guns/bikes/explosions etc in any order (girls do make it all the better lol).
I'm currently listening to: Into The Night - Santana.
The thing I'd like most to do, right now, that I haven't done is: Drive my HZ ute, but it needs work and rego.
Something I'm really proud of is: mySandman.com.au and the great people that make it alive.

BTW, can someone help me out with posting pics. I've tried but keep getting told my images are too big. What's the ideal file size?

Cheers, Evan.