Earliest Sandman?

[Vombil]

AFAIK Q sandmans need a 'seat separator' bracket at the rear of the trans tunnel. This dictates a console shift as apart from a floor shift. Add this and you can make yourself an HQ sandman ute providing your tags show a 2 seater, a trans other than a 3 speed manual and falls within the dates.
pretty piss weak way to authenticate a car that people are asking massive $$ for now

[Sandaro]

AFAIK Q sandmans need a 'seat separator' bracket at the rear of the trans tunnel. This dictates a console shift as apart from a floor shift. Add this and you can make yourself an HQ sandman ute providing your tags show a 2 seater, a trans other than a 3 speed manual and falls within the dates.
pretty piss weak way to authenticate a car that people are asking massive $$ for now

Hopefully now that Holden Historical Services are doing reports from factory records such practices will be stamped out or at least discouraged. I think if I was buying what was touted to be a genuine sandman I would invest in a report (if the seller didn't have one and I couldn't positively identify it myself) just for peace of mind before handing over my $$$