HZ Sandman - Opaline Blue - eBay - 01/2018

[Blue victor]

Speaking of blackouts, immediately I noticed that the door blackout on the base sits a cm or two higher than the body and the guard for that matter. Were these (doors and guards) sprayed off vehicle at the factory, or is this just the result of a restoration where the hanging panels were painted separately?

I assume its been restored and that the pictures on the dash in Aliens shots are of it...the bottom left of windscreen looks like a stripped/masked vehicle.

Blue Victor had a lot of stone chips (quite the thrash machine) and I'm pretty sure where it was chipped on the sills there was no body color behind the black.......then again that was sold in 89

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[maxsandman]

Speaking of blackouts, immediately I noticed that the door blackout on the base sits a cm or two higher than the body and the guard for that matter. Were these (doors and guards) sprayed off vehicle at the factory, or is this just the result of a restoration where the hanging panels were painted separately?

I assume its been restored and that the pictures on the dash in Aliens shots are of it...the bottom left of windscreen looks like a stripped/masked vehicle.

Blue Victor had a lot of stone chips (quite the thrash machine) and I'm pretty sure where it was chipped on the sills there was no body color behind the black.......then again that was sold in 89

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Yes, these bodies wee painted separately from panels, as a lot of the bodies were shipped from Adelaide to the east to be assembled in Sydney or Melb. And with the sill/ door blackout, it would not have left the factory like that, but after having a closer look, it may be a bit of each, the door may be just out, and the gap or shadow is creating an illusion of black in the gap.

Anyway the van looks to be sold, its been taken off Ebay, and would be a good buy

cheers
Max