HZ Sandman Van turned into a ute for sale

[Kyuss]

HZ Sandman for sale in Harden, NSW $5,000 on gumtree. I'm a big fan of sandman utes but its a shame when a genuine sandman van has been butchered...i know it was all the rage back in the 90's etc but still a pity.

What would people do with this one...convert body back to a van or find a donor van shell? No photo of tags but ad says 'tags are xx7 plated' which if its correct adds to the appeal although only a 253. Nice original colour and trim combo too:

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/harde...van/1045859848

Apologies for no photos, I can't seem to get them up on the iPad.

[Robbo]

Sad when this happen's, a murdered van.

[HK1837]

Just leave it as a ute. To me it is just as good as a replica Sandman ute, probably better if roof has been done properly.

[playwme]

I agree Byron. It's still a Sandman, and a cheap one at that. If I had a spare 5 grand I'd be on my way to Harden.

[Innuendo]

Isn't one of the members here? Harden is only so big and plenty of Sandman offering lately!

[Alien DNA]

Is it really worth the effort to put a roof back on? Unlikely

[HZSM50]

Is it possible that a ute body was put on a panel van chassis. As he say's nothing about the body number. And tags can be changed easily. Just a thought

[wbute]

They mostly cut vans down as they were cheap as chips. That looks dodgy where the tonneau clips are bellow the rear window. Doesn't look to match up correctly.

[Valencia]

They mostly cut vans down as they were cheap as chips. That looks dodgy where the tonneau clips are bellow the rear window. Doesn't look to match up correctly.

And most utes were rust buckets thats the other reason

[Taily]

They mostly cut vans down as they were cheap as chips. That looks dodgy where the tonneau clips are bellow the rear window. Doesn't look to match up correctly.

If anything there is one missing on the most right hand side of them. They are in the right spots, I've been spending that much time with my ute over the past few months trying to get it finished that something like that would stick out like dogs plums to me. It doesn't/they aren't from what I can see. I'm more leaning towards thinking it has had a body swap than a turret change, but of course one would need to have a really close inspection of it to be able to see for sure. If it was a case of just lopping the roof off then why would there be no visible front console mount and is that a bench seat shifter?

If that is the case then they have made a good thing perfect!


(standing by for incoming!)