HQ to HZ Sandman was a factory built car..... Commodore ute with an aftermarket canopy is not a factory built car.

HBD was an aftermarket canopy builder and their canopies were Holden "approved and warranted" but not built by Holden. Rare Spares parts are now Holden "approved" but are not built by Holden.

HBD badged cars...... woopty doo... I could design a spoiler kit in conjunction with Holden for Commodore utes and get them "Holden approved" ..... whack a "Absinth by design" badge on and a Sandman decal on the tailgate ...... does that make it a "Sandman"?????

You could by any Commodore ute and have the canopy fitted... Nova radio station up here in Brissy has two V6 Commodore utes with the canopies fitted and painted up in Nova colours..... They are not SS utes and they are not "Sandmans".

They look trick and I wouldn't mind one but even in SS guise I would never presume to call it a genuine Sandman even with a Sandman decal on it.

The Mambo Sandman could possibly be considered a genuine Sandman as it was a Joint design and build between Holden and Mambo but was a one off promotional vehicle.