Originally Posted by
Blocker
To paraphrase - Sandman is a state of mind man.
This will never be answered satisfactorily for everyone, because people are debating from different perspectives.
1. Identity for valuation.
2. Identity for history.
3. Identity for restoration.
The historian will see a Sandman from a different perspective not from value, but from what came off the dealership lot - originality etc.
A general restorer may see it differently too, as they may consider swaps to bodies and replacement chassis differently to the other people.
I say we're all in this together and enjoy it while we can. We're enthusiastic about a little piece of Australian motoring history that either developed from or were influenced by several sub-cultures of their time.
The one thing I think we can all agree on - we do not want to see the Sandman devalued, cast aside or forgotten so we all endeavor to restore, re-create or preserve this piece of history. I'm sure you would all agree that none of us want to see/hear of people intentionally deceiving others with certain claims of authenticity or originality.
I think Byron's database should be considered a National treasure because we all know that this part of motoring data has never been kept, but should be.
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