Do you think he really wanted a Sandman back in the day!!!

[Innuendo]

Would of been cheaper to jus buy a holden van if he liked da features so much.lol At least he never grafted ford bits into a holden van.

Nothing wrong with customising, credit should be given for siring the pot if nothing else. Sure some things can look hideous and confusing. But the very same could be said about your spelling!

Do you mean like a XB GT bonnet, or those scoop things from the coupe in front of the rear wheels? Or even XY rear tail lights?
Wait, does this mean that Ford made some cool looking stuff and that if you try to do it the other way around its just wrong?
I've never seen a bird bath Wilkinshaw rear spoiler fitted to a ford.

Some Vans looked great with crossover parts from the opposition. In fact I still do it today. We can't all be happy being a sheep as much as the car manufactures want us to be.

I remember when vans first sort of hit, it was all about customising, it was anything goes and that's why I loved it, some stuff was not to my taste but they were doing their thing and I can always appreciate it.

I'm with you Flamenco on this. Doing your own thing is about pleasing yourself (breaking the mould) and others happen to enjoy or approve as well it's a bonus. There were some fantastic examples done in the day.

Years ago I bought an Black XC fuel cap & surround for my HZ van, but luckily never put it on. A lot of cross branding was going on in those days. Max

I fitted one to my Big Block HQ Van and it looked awesome. Although anything is an improvement on the original Holden version. That said you don't do it to a real Sandman (these days).

It's very easy to be a sheep and leave things as standard. Buy in with the crowd and mock others who dare to be different. While this XC isn't me cup of tea the workmanship to get it blend the Holden panels with the Ford is done quite well. Much like a few Holden Vans that got Merc front ends and even the XB Falcon that got the Corvette nose.

Long live customs and those who dare!

[maxsandman]

Do you mean like a XB GT bonnet, or those scoop things from the coupe in front of the rear wheels? Or even XY rear tail lights?
Wait, does this mean that Ford made some cool looking stuff and that if you try to do it the other way around its just wrong?
I've never seen a bird bath Wilkinshaw rear spoiler fitted to a ford.

Years ago I bought an Black XC fuel cap & surround for my HZ van, but luckily never put it on. A lot of cross branding was going on in those days. Max

[Valencia]

One word WHY

[Flamenco_not_Flamingo]

One word WHY

To paraphrase Sir Edmund Hillary ..... Why not?

[davegmh]

Know

[Valencia]

Call it what you like Inners but its still ugly

[Sandman_sozza]

It aint da spelling its calld short txt n u obviously get da drift n it still reads da same . Back on topic evrybody is diffrnt n opions vary n yes its custom & diffrnt & alot of work would of went into doin it & at da end of the day like or dislike it as long as he is proud of wat he has built thts the main thing & credit to him for building sumthng diffrnt & obviosly still controversial 2 day weatha u like or dislike.

[Wally]

Short text ?? LMFAO

[Flamenco_not_Flamingo]

at da end of the day like or dislike it as long as he is proud of wat he has built thts the main thing & credit to him for building sumthng diffrnt & obviosly still controversial 2 day weatha u like or dislike.

Well said sozz.

That's exactly what vanning used to be and some crazy utes.

How many HQ's ended up with fibreglass Transam fronts and guards, in fact, that's where I think all the HQ's went, to manufacture proxy Transams,lol, and I do mean proxy.

[Wally]

Trying to work out how you of all people understood that. Must be a reason.