Rookies Chamois HJ Van

[hxbunny]

Good to see another saved, will be a nice van when done

[Rolla]

The joys of restoring a classic from the ground up. Alot of fun times ahead. Keep us posted...

[Rookiepilot]

Thanks all for the encouragement.

I found a photo of my original Sandman which I sold in the early 90's as a roller. Its the only photo I have. 308 4 speed. I used it as a tow car for my race car, and often slept in the back with the spares. I was pretty pissed off when he cut the roof off and turned it into a ute. VicRoads says the rego is still current so if you see the ute around Gippsland way (Warragul area), it was a Sandman. The engine, which I kept, will be going into my new project.

[Kiwivan]

Good to see it saved!

[Rico]

Nice project there! I knew a bloke in Geelong years ago, took a GENUINE Sandman Panno and cut it down into a ute! Fool, I nearly Cried when I saw it, badly botched aye

[jennie285]

I hate to admit it but we almost did that to our original van when we couldnt sell it, and Rodney needed a work ute, if we had it would probably still be alive today, instead of written off by the guy who purchased it 3 months later, too powerful for him...:( Plus it was a Brissie built XX7
It would be easy to put a new shell on it, and we prob would have kept the top out at the farm...

[Rookiepilot]

I haven't done much since I last posted.

Van is still outside while I sell off a few cars to make room in the shed.

I've bought a couple of M20 transmissions that need rebuilding and I've purchased a WB ute to use as a parts cars. Wb was originally a 253 manual. It must die so my Sandman can live.

My original Sandman (the blue one) was originally a Geelong car. It had bright red shag pile carpet on the roof and bright blue shag pile on the front floor. Very nice.