Hq sandman panel vans & Utes - how many?

[Vombil]

i wonder if all the puff would come out of the sandman market if you simply made people understand that a thunder ute is the modern day equivalent...

makes me very glad I sold mine. as more people have greater access to information all it does is create more question marks as anyone looking to fake one has ALL the info they need to do so. I wonder how you'd go explaining to the magistrate you sold your car as a sandman because 'mysandman members told me it probably was'. i mean seriously if you have an HQ and you're hanging your hat on some console mounts that are covered in carpet as the only means to verify you have a sandman then you've got problems.

rails easily re-stamped and plates easily removed and replaced (to the untrained eye). I can smell some big law suits in the future if peoples investments hang on all these shitty little pieces of the puzzle that need to fall together to put forward a strong case but still never a 100% guarantee.

perhaps it will only be XU3 and XX7 stamped cars that will hold $$ in the long term and others will fall into the 'replica' category.

I respect what Byron is saying here and I'm sure the intentions were clear at the time but without a model code it has created a real mess some 35-40 years on!!!!

[steve1975]

A lot of valid points here & a hint of passion. I have a HQ sandman which took 3 years to find. I used all info on this website & a few messages to HK before I purchased the car. I agree you can easily be misled purchasing cars of all makes after they are restored, not just sandmans. For my decision the key factors were tags match chassis, tags were on the car with standard rivets. 30B interior code. & console mount. Most of all Dated 1974 The period they were marketed. I have one. its not for sale, I'm not scared of any additional info people might have to judge my car. I have already had uninformed comments on the full length headliner, side windows & The flutes behind the doors on HQ bodied cars. The thread was started to identify HQ sandman numbers. Getting back to that HK has been provided with enormous amounts of info regarding tags Etc. Just wondering how his numbers are stacking up With the sandman models. In addition was wondering how many WB vans were made, the sandman website lacks info on this model van & not to mention ute.