HZ Sandman value query

[HK1837]

Thanks Rodney. Much appreciated. Yesterday hk1837 told me that the plates I posted were off a HZ Sandman XX7.
The plates are not stamped XX7 though. I thought XX7 meant built in Brisbane? The plates I posted indicate built in Sydney.
I'm confused. Also , how much is a fair price for a Sandman with the plates I posted and the restoration appears to be very good all round? I don't want to get ripped. Ta.

It is actually Elizabeth (Adelaide) build. The van was assembled in Pagewood (Sydney). Bodies were built, hard trimmed and painted and sent by train to Sydney for assembly.

[Wally]

Ta. But what's it worth? No one seems to want to have a go.

[HK1837]

Impossible to say without seeing it. Could go from bugger all if it is full or rust and bad repairs with non original chassis to $25k for a good, going, driveable car with original chassis, engine and body with not much work to do. Unless a HZ is pristine and an anally done resto it'll rarely see $30k, plus it is a HZ which are popular but far more common today than others.

[Sand woman]

Hi there. I'm new here but couldn't help myself. Absinth was correct when he told Wally that from the colour around the tags he posted that van is not really Madeira Red. The look of Wally's colour and the way he is talking about it reminds me of the one at crown casino a few years ago!

[adam perth]

Ta. But what's it worth? No one seems to want to have a go.

put some pictures up..then we will have a guess

[Absinth]

If it's the one from Crown Casino than it's a nice car but quite far from an original restoration and in my opinion isn't worth anywhere near the $45,000 asking price. Wrong colour, wrong trim and colour, a lot of Rare Spares parts used in the resto.... $30,000 would be closer to actual value although I still wouldn't pay that for it..

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1978-Hold...-/321275510489

this one is probably similar to the one described above and only reached $22,000 recently

[HK1837]

^^Good advice. The thing that is better about this reddish one is it was originally a 308 auto, the one in the ebay link is only a 253. But condition would have to be good.

[Wally]

^^Good advice. The thing that is better about this reddish one is it was originally a 308 auto, the one in the ebay link is only a 253. But condition would have to be good.

Is there a problem being ONLY a253 ? And what do you think it's worth ? It's also a manual.

[Wally]

The tag which has MODEL - BODY No - TRIM etc on it , is there more than one of those tags with identical numbers and codes out there ?

[HK1837]

Is there a problem being ONLY a253 ? And what do you think it's worth ? It's also a manual.

No, they are just not as collectable as those with a 5.0L/308. The 4.2L was the base engine in a HZ.