Holden SANDMAN 1977 HX Panelvan

[Absinth]

It would be wonderfull to see another sandman back on the road. But times are tough and it would take at least another $5000 to get it looking ok.

take a lot more than that.... $5000 would get the interior looking ok.... $10g minimum for panelwork and a half decent paint job.... Chassis repairs $$$... Source and reco a 308 engine and M21 gearbox.... Brakes, bearings, suspension, new tyres etc etc etc..... Lucky to have change out of $30,000 and that's after buying it unless you can do most yourself.....

and you end up with a car realistically worth around $25,000!!!!!!

[Taily]

take a lot more than that.... $5000 would get the interior looking ok.... $10g minimum for panelwork and a half decent paint job.... Chassis repairs $$$... Source and reco a 308 engine and M21 gearbox.... Brakes, bearings, suspension, new tyres etc etc etc..... Lucky to have change out of $30,000 and that's after buying it unless you can do most yourself.....

and you end up with a car realistically worth around $25,000!!!!!!

As Absinth pointed out it needs another serious dollar birthday. If you look closely enough someone has already spent quite some effort on it at one stage or another, but obviously it was quite some time ago now. Painted footwell is a bit of a tell. Though the bent pedal box looks to need attention, it could be just a bent pedal though....

No 70's or 80's car, ute or van ever left the factory with a roof aerial. They were only ever dealer or aftermarket fitted. AM, or by at least the mid 70's, FM radios were available to be ordered with your new vehicle - latter being dealer or aftermarket fit up until the later 70's.

$5-6K pulls it up, maybe a couple more with the right engine/box (funny how people call it a matching number vehicle even without the original engine). Maybe even what he is asking if it was original survivor, still had remnants of the stripes and the original engine/box fitted to it. Chassis crack would need a good look and would be a show stopper if had been "working", but if the add is right about the sills and internal driprails inside the gutters (behind the roof lining), then it would be a good thing to buy if you're looking for a project.