what price are van's worth these's days

**playwme** · 02-03-2012, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by thatotherguy

just remember how long it took for them to get to these prices i tried to sell my factory 5 litre 4 spd sandman in 1990 for $3750 and did not get one bite and btw it was in excellent cond

Paid $4000 for mine in '97 Which I thought was pretty good at the time. Rough utes were fetching the same price at that time so getting a really nice van instead with the same money seemed like a bargain to me.

**Vombil** · 04-03-2012, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by playwme

Paid $4000 for mine in '97 Which I thought was pretty good at the time. Rough utes were fetching the same price at that time so getting a really nice van instead with the same money seemed like a bargain to me.

strooth! i must of been taken when i paid $3000 for a HZ windowless 253 4-speed kinga in year 12 (1999)

**Taily** · 04-03-2012, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by Vombil

strooth! i must of been taken when i paid $3000 for a HZ windowless 253 4-speed kinga in year 12 (1999)

LOL. Neither of you were "taken" in my opinion. If you both were (ultimately) happy to pay what you did for your vehicles then you got a good deal, despite what others may say/think. Now if you look back in a few more years and think that the $$$ you paid were really next to nothing for it then that makes it a great deal.

What dollar value can you really put on the enjoyment factor (of either any stage or all stages of); researching/searching/buying/stripping-rebuilding-scouring for parts/finishing/and then enjoying the fruit of all that labour? I couldn't answer that question for everyone here in a dollar value but the personal sense of achievement you get from seeing it all through and the friendships you forge along they way with like-minded people is worth more than any dollar value.

**thatotherguy** · 05-03-2012, 09:07 PM

3 examples i have found in unique cars 1 HQ unfinished project gutters removed $8000 ,HZ sandman 5 ltr,original black interior with dealers books $22000 ,HZ sandman atlantis blue 308 T400 all original perfect tan interior ,all matching numbers $40000 all vans not utes

**jennie285** · 02-03-2012, 09:02 PM

Well I have been waiting to read all these posts, and decided I would share this story....we were on our second honeymooon this time last year and did a road trip to Forster where we had our original honeymoon 26 years ago....anyway on our way home we stopped at Denman which is now pretty much a mining town, but was a wine makers town...we stayed at a caravan park, and slept in the back of the van...had tea out at the local pub, when we walked over to the van to go home, an old mate pounced on us and said" so you are the owners of this sandman, it is awesome, been waiting for you to come back and wanted to talk to you about it"...."where did you get it, is it an original, its very well restored" and the whole bit.....of course he also said "how much do you want for it", I piped up and said "$85K and that really doesn't cover all the work Rodney has put in to it"...thinking that would scare him off as we have no intention of ever selling yellow van, others could be negotiated, but not the yellow van...he looked at me and said "that doesn't phase me"...so I back peddled and said "well really its not for sale"...so after a lot of discussion and promises if we ever come across another yellow van which was well restored he would like to purchase it...so whether he was on the up and up, I don't know but he seemed to not be bothered and would pay $85K if we had have wanted to....oh and btw, he was a miner so had the money am guessing

**thatotherguy** · 02-03-2012, 09:11 PM

ps mook dont sell your van but hurry up and finish it so we can go cruising

**HZSandman** · 02-03-2012, 10:55 PM

85K and anyone can have mine. Have you still gothis number Jennie? Do you think he would like orange!

**jennie285** · 03-03-2012, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by HZSandman

85K and anyone can have mine. Have you still gothis number Jennie? Do you think he would like orange!

He seemed to want yellow, as we half offered him the red van....I don't think I have his number still... sorry :(

**Alien DNA** · 03-03-2012, 12:17 AM

I'm really curious what a HQ Sandman would go for these days....

I know of a bloke not far from me.....not sure exactly where but got his email addy and has replied once.....and only once.....havent heard from him since :(

**HK1837** · 03-03-2012, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Alien DNA

I'm really curious what a HQ Sandman would go for these days....

I know of a bloke not far from me.....not sure exactly where but got his email addy and has replied once.....and only once.....havent heard from him since :(

These are and will be the most valuable, especially 308 variety. It was like it is now for years where HK values were depressed and everyone wanted the HG and HQ 350's. It is a bit like that now with HZ's. Give it a few more years and my prediction is a HQ will be worth double what a HZ is, and HJ won't be far behind HQ. It has happened already with Premiers, GTS's etc.