Quote Originally Posted by wbute View Post
I love how stickers and left over bits are considered not a sandman now but in 74 to 79 it was ok. The old Sandmans were no more than a parts bin special with a sticker kit. They were built to be a cheap sales maker. Just like the VF Sandman.
True, but the difference is that the original Sandman was built because of demand, or even necessity, due to the panel van craze. Holden cashed in by selling people vans that they were building anyway using GTS parts. When you look at all the upgrades an original Sandman has over a Belmont, there is a significant improvement.

In this case there is almost none....

And nobody asked for these new things either. (Or if they did, they asked for a van!)