Hi again. Orange Roughy has been cut up, raped. It is gone. I have pictures of the hood lining attatchment strip, trans turret, door jam lights, and many others. A couple of people from this site have seen them, and combined with the above tag info have assured me it's the real thing, or at least was.

I want to say i love this site, and the work some of you have done i cant fathom. I'm not having a go here, i love mysandman and spend hours on here learning but there are a couple of pieces of data in the HJ Indentification article at the beginning of this site which confuse the hell out of me and contradict themselves. I hope someone can untangle it for me.

1. Under HJ Identification. Firstly, i'm correct i think to assume we are trying to identify a HJ Sandman Van, genuine, the real deal? It clearly states the following at arrow point - MANUAL TRANS 4 SPEED. Then lower in the article, where the trans tag option is explained, it clearly states 4 different transmission options, including the trimatic and T400 Auto options. So my question is, did HJ Sandman vans only have the 4 speed fitted? If so, why are two auto options listed on the plate? If not, why then does it state at an arrow prompt 4 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION if auto was an option?

Two. GVM. Under the heading of GVM in the same HJ Identification article it states - ' 2200kg if built BETWEEN BEFORE middle 1975 because Holden did not introduce the derated GVW until later in the series'....... Between Before????
Sooooooo what do i make of that? BETWEEN the middle of 75 to 6/76......which kind of contradicts its self, or BEFORE the middle of 1975?

This leads me to a question. My Papaya van had every indication that it was a genuine Sandman. Two people whom have genuine HJ Sandmans have viewed the photos and tags and assure me it is identical to their vehicles and everything adds up. Has the correct trans turret mounts, head lining attatchment strip, every thing equates. BUT, it is 6/76 build, one of the very last......with GVM 2200kg. I don't understand.

Again, not having a go, love the site, your work is amazing and i'd love to buy you all a beer......just some of it is a bit confusing. I kept the tags naturally. I would just love to know if they are the real thing. Certainly not for monetry reasons but just to know i did once own a real Sandman.....or not.

Cheers.....Rockape