HJ Sandman Panelvan

**HK1837** · 14-08-2011, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by hqgts

doesnt the m41 make it a B06 rather than a sandman... although it having the centre console brackets as well is a head scratcher

nice colour combo.... hope it goes to a good home

No, just means it is an auto 308. Rear headlining attachment points and console mean XX7 in this case.

**hqgts** · 14-08-2011, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by HK1837

No, just means it is an auto 308. Rear headlining attachment points and console mean XX7 in this case.

nice one....

**Sandaro** · 15-08-2011, 08:11 AM

Hey guys, I noticed the trim plate has Adelaide details (ie body number ending in A) yet the thin vin plate says sydney built H8. The sandman I'm restoring has the same and I always thought someone had dodgied something up there, but is this normal?

Steve

**Blocker** · 15-08-2011, 08:31 AM

Hi Sandaro and welcome.

The VIN in this eBay add says it is a Sydney built Van (H8 - in the VIN).

I'll be corrected if wrong but the chassis & bodies were made at different plants and then paired up at final assembly. The order this happened in I am not clear on but others will be able to clarify.

**HK1837** · 15-08-2011, 09:36 AM

Normal for Pagewood HJ-HZ vans. Pagewood didn't build its own van bodies for HJ-HZ, bodies were assembled, painted and BODY tag affixed. Then the car was completed on the Pagewood assembly line. Dandenong is the same. This is why these have Pagewood or Dandenong ADR and VIN tags and Elizabeth BODY plates. Late HT and HG are even stranger. These van bodies were built at Elizabeth and given BODY and ADR tags and chassis number. When assembled at Pagewood or Dandenong they got a VIN tag only from the assembly plant.

**Sandaro** · 15-08-2011, 08:46 PM

Thanks for clearing that up for me guys. What a strange way to put a car together. I wonder what the economic advantage was in that?

I always knew my car was a sandman, but just felt self conscious of what I thought was a dodgy tag that would detract from the car when finished. But obviously not, that puts me at ease on that issue.

Steve

**Vombil** · 16-08-2011, 01:09 AM

ill be watching this one closely! good luck with the sale

**HK1837** · 16-08-2011, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by Sandaro

Thanks for clearing that up for me guys. What a strange way to put a car together. I wonder what the economic advantage was in that?

I always knew my car was a sandman, but just felt self conscious of what I thought was a dodgy tag that would detract from the car when finished. But obviously not, that puts me at ease on that issue.

Steve

GMH always did it. All Mosman Park built cars were Elizabeth bodies. GMH had a body assembly plant and a vehicle assembly plant at most sites, the body plant exported bodies to the assembly plant. It was a short shipping stream if they were at the same site, otherwise in the case of the Sydney assembly plant using an Elizabeth body it is a longer shipping stream. I also think vans were such a low volume thing and were harder to put together due to the dodgy old HD-HR roof on them, it made sense to limited where the bodies were built.