hq sandman?

[Alien DNA]

Thats the numbers ive heard mate. From memory Byron has 70 odd vans and 15 odd utes recorded i think...Byron might correct me on that. But i know they were limited in their build numbers Only built for 9 months dont forget

[mauser]

Sooooooo You are saying 85 of the original 100 survived... I know HQ's are tough but that tough? haha

Mauser

I think Byron has said the HQ GTS/4 350 is rarer in production numbers.

[Alien DNA]

Sooooooo You are saying 85 of the original 100 survived... I know HQ's are tough but that tough? haha

Mauser

I think Byron has said the HQ GTS/4 350 is rarer in production numbers.

Tough as coffin nails....id love to know the true number built

Some stats from http://www.monarocoupe.com/ 54 350 4 dr GTS

[HK1837]

Thats the numbers ive heard mate. From memory Byron has 70 odd vans and 15 odd utes recorded i think...Byron might correct me on that. But i know they were limited in their build numbers Only built for 9 months dont forget

I'd heard 100 in the past too, but I don't believe it anymore. It may be 100 from a particular assembly plant.

My best guess is the original build for sale in early 1974 was only 100, and this is why we only see them in particular driveline combinations and trim. After that initial build were sold (let's say by May 1974) you could order them how you wanted and this may explain the few rarer trims (like 38J) and autos that exist later. You'd have to have been quick though as any orders after the start of July would probably ended up being HJ.

[Alien DNA]

My best guess is the original build for sale in early 1974 was only 100, and this is why we only see them in particular driveline combinations and trim. After that initial build were sold (let's say by May 1974) you could order them how you wanted and this may explain the few rarer trims (like 38J) and autos that exist later. You'd have to have been quick though as any orders after the start of July would probably ended up being HJ.

Assuming the first 100 were built like you said early 1974 (do you have a production start date? Whats the earliest hq sandy you have recorded? )....then by early July changing to HJ.... that would make production life around 7 months!! Making the 9 month theory wrong as well! Correct to assume that as well?

That being said, assumption is the mother of all stuff ups

[HK1837]

Assuming the first 100 were built like you said early 1974 (do you have a production start date? Whats the earliest hq sandy you have recorded? )....then by early July changing to HJ.... that would make production life around 7 months!! Making the 9 month theory wrong as well! Correct to assume that as well?

That being said, assumption is the mother of all stuff ups

The earliest is the one x 1/74 I have recorded, other than the late '72 Pilot.

By July I meant ordered in July. HQ orders for new production (as opposed to ordering out of plant stock or unallocated vehicles off the schedule) would have closed off sometime around July, if you ordered past that time you probably wouldn't be ordering a HQ. HQ's were produced into September. Some of the plants didn't build a Sandman until February 1974.

[Kingcoffee]

The earliest is the one x 1/74 I have recorded, other than the late '72 Pilot.

By July I meant ordered in July. HQ orders for new production (as opposed to ordering out of plant stock or unallocated vehicles off the schedule) would have closed off sometime around July, if you ordered past that time you probably wouldn't be ordering a HQ. HQ's were produced into September. Some of the plants didn't build a Sandman until February 1974.

That's a large gap between 72 and 74 could it be possible there they started before 1/74?