HX sandman ???

[red hx]

Hi all,
posted in wrong place before. About 15 years ago i bought a HX ute in Katherine NT and when i went in for a rego they told me it was a sandman.Numbers as follows HX8WM80 trim 1917. - 60A paint 567 - 17773. body 239959 - A. seating is 2 gvw is 1860. Ute is currently in Darwin with my father who now owns it.

[Vombil]

Hi all,
posted in wrong place before. About 15 years ago i bought a HX ute in Katherine NT and when i went in for a rego they told me it was a sandman.Numbers as follows HX8WM80 trim 1917. - 60A paint 567 - 17773. body 239959 - A. seating is 2 gvw is 1860. Ute is currently in Darwin with my father who now owns it.

welcome mate! probably need some more ID and pics etc. On HX if it was 18V trim it would be a no brainer

[HK1837]

Being Elizabeth assembly and Bordeaux with an 1860kg 2 seat capacity i'd be just about certain it is a Sandman. It is a new one to me as well, can I get the rest of its ID for the database? ie VIN, mechanical options and chassis #? Should be 6/77 build so chassis should be high AHX36xxxA possibly early AHX37xxxA. VIN will be 8M80?GL386xxxX possibly just rolled over into 8M80?GL387xxxX. I assume it is a V8 too (50/50 bet 253 or 308), but could at the outside be a 202 with A/C as well (this is the 500/1 shot). My bet is a 253 M20 GV7 but there are a fair few L31 M41 GU4 around this timeframe as well.
One other thing to note, this car being 6/77 may have RTS suspension geometry, it could narrow down the intro timeframe a bit more for me. Is it possible to get a picture of the top of the front suspension inside the engine bay showing the top of the shock absorber? Assuming it is the original chassis too.

[Dick61]

Hi Byron, my 6/77 Bordeaux 1860kg 2 seat Ute with 18V interior doesn't have RTS geometry - ie the front upper shocker mounts aren't in the middle of the wishbones

[HK1837]

It changed in 6/77 so trying to narrow down closer to a PSN where it happened. I don't think I have yours recorded?

[Dick61]

Yes, you said you had mine recorded when I joined, but here they are again
Vin Tag: 8M80RGL384220X

ADR Tag: HOLDEN HX UTILITY

06/77 AHX 34575A

GVW 1860kg SEATING CAP 2


Body Tag: MODEL; HX8W M 80

BODY No; 237375-A

TRIM; 1898-18V

PAINT; 567-15944

ENG; L32 TRANS; M20 RRAXLE; GV7.

[HK1837]

Yes I have it, but it isn't Bordeaux! Yours is a 2/6/77 completion hence why it has the early geometry - the body and chassis will be May '77 assembly.

[Dick61]

Sorry, I read Bordeaux, mine is Deauville Blue, all these French words had me confused

[red hx]

Hi HK1837, Vin is 8M8OTGL386468X L31 and M21 for motor and box any more info i can get from dy dad. Was before RTS and is 6/77 will get chassis number and other info tonight via phone. Will try for pics of all the plates but the old fella not real good with that. cheers and thanks for the quick reply

[HK1837]

Thanks mate. RTS came in with HZ but the chassis was changed earlier in HX (during 6/77) ready for HZ. So still important to see the top of the upper control arm from the engine bay.