Quote Originally Posted by Absinth View Post
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wbute, if you are going to repro something you try to repro it exactly as original.... it is easy enough to cut one from a Kingswood van and weld it into a non Sandman or even just use the complete Kingswood body shell so I wouldn't be too worried about someone trying to fake a Sandman by using a reproduction headlining strip.... once the headlining is fitted you can't see the strip anyway and I doubt a seller is going to allow you pull the headlining down to check whether it is faked or geniune. There are also genuine Sandmans that have had the strips removed during customising so a welded on strip does not necessarily mean the Sandman is a fake.

As Sandmans gain popularity you just need to do your homework when looking to buy one the same as you would for any collector car...
When we were buying our yellow van we asked all sorts of questions to fastlane (Byron) as to whether it was geniune, the hoodling clip which wasn't welded in later was one of the things which helped convince (Dandenong build so no XX7 on ID plate) us it was a sandman, and the courtesy light...and the chipped paint from the door sills revealed blackouts under the thick coat of yellow over the top.....
Not trying to dispute putting in hoodling clips, but understand where WBute is coming from with this.....