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.