Very first HQ Sandman

[mauser]

Ummm I bet I missed things..haha

Green/Yellow van
- good to see the Chestnut 39B interour as not all had Black 30B.

Black interiour
- Kingswood door trims so should be from a ute.
- Brown\Gold edges in the paint could be from this picture but would be at odds with the Belmont PV's. The picture hints its a van because of the lack of rear window shown behind the seats.
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- Center console is the solid body but we have seen the 8-track holed versions used. (Including the one Byron's mate has) This is in contrast to the floppy seatbelts as fitted to all commercials.
- to me the plastic seat hinge covers are ok. I thought only the flip coupe seats had the chrome hinges.

Gear shift.
Looks normal. HQ's had a chrome stick... Is it tapered? Should it be...

Motor
Dont know when the air filter changed the snout direction and this one is early being that it is missing the hose from the tappet cover to the filter connection at the front.

Dash.
As discussed it has the late 73/early 74 hybrid speedo. This picture is what origionally threw in the 200kph speedo as std but the build sheets confirm the 220kph.
Cant see the brake pedal but maybe its obscured.



Mauser (while making dinner for the kids)