Hq sandman panel vans & Utes - how many?

[b-rock-05]

No one will ever know!! but i have one and i may be buried in it, or donate to a museum.But my wife would probably just sell it and buy an FJ !!

[kerm74]

Another related question, does anyone know the difference between a Belmont and Kingswood in the HQ Sandman ute, I assume the latter may have been better optioned?

[Kingsandman]

Another related question, does anyone know the difference between a Belmont and Kingswood in the HQ Sandman ute, I assume the latter may have been better optioned?

My hq sandman ute is a kingswood has trim across tailgate , gutter trim, b pillar trim, trim across top of doors and arm rests and chrome scuff plates.

[Kingsandman]

My hq sandman ute is a kingswood has trim across tailgate , gutter trim, b pillar trim, trim across top of doors and arm rests and chrome scuff plates.

Mine also has 30e trim which is long grain black .not sure if the vinyl was the same as 30b belmont black.looking at photos of belmont trim it looks like smooth textured vinyl .does anyone have a original sandman belmont covered seat as it would be interesting to know.

[kerm74]

Thanks guys, that's good info!

Any ideas as to the clock in the dash, was that a Kingwood thing, or just an option, and did they all have second hands?

[Kingsandman]

monaros and statemans had dash clocks ,mines an original factory gts dash but being a kingswood sandman they did not have clock there is a member on here has a chrome yellow hq sandman ute with clock ,was in it when he purchased it ,most probably installed by a previous owner.

[Kingsandman]

Thanks guys, that's good info!

Any ideas as to the clock in the dash, was that a Kingwood thing, or just an option, and did they all have second hands?

The seconds hand was standard on hq dash clocks acording to holden parts catalog at the time.

[davegmh]

My old man bought a new HQ Belmont Ute and I remember things like, no radio, really crap bench seat that was much less in quality than a Kingswood and no protector strips on the Side of the body. That's what I remember but probably a lot more.

* sorry, I missed the sandman part so this may not be relevant.

[wbute]

Sandman was never a serious model was it? Always was an option on Belmont and Kingswood HQ/J and Belmont only HX/Z. If it was a model they would have had a different code to either 8WM/N.

[HK1837]

Sandman was never a serious model was it? Always was an option on Belmont and Kingswood HQ/J and Belmont only HX/Z. If it was a model they would have had a different code to either 8WM/N.

It was an option pack in HQ-J but was intended to be seen as a separate model in HX-Z, and to add it as a special vehicle package on top of an existing model was the normal way to do it. Making it a separate model is an exception (HK-HG 1837). All the rest are special vehicle packages on a lesser model: XU1, XU2 (SLR5000), L34. A9X, XV2 (SS), XV4 (HQ GTS sedan), XW8 (HQ GTS350 sedan). Heaps of others too.