Remember guys, the proper name for a Sandman was "Sports Option". This is what an SS ute is ie the modern equivalent of a Sandman. There was no SS or GTS ute in HQ-HZ like there is today. The SS is the sports version of the S ute, a "Kingswood Sandman ute" if you like. So Today:
VE HOLDEN utility = HJ-WB HOLDEN utility.
VE S utility = HQ-WB Kingswood utility.
VE SS utility = HQ-HZ Sandman utility.
There is no need for a Sandman ute as they already have one, just by a different name. If things went the way they should have in 1973 the 4 door GTS would have been called the SS, and the sports utilty and van would have also been SS. Sandman was just a name. Remove the gawky stripes and you have effectively (in HQ anyway) an SS ute and an SS van.
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