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**Valencia** · 26-02-2014, 08:16 PM

So a 9/77 sandman van doesnt have grill badge is this correct saves me hunting down one

**Absinth** · 26-02-2014, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by Glacier 73

So a 9/77 sandman van doesnt have grill badge is this correct saves me hunting down one

That picture of a HZ Sandman in the petrol station is a press release vehicle so one of the first built.... It has a grill badge.

**HK1837** · 27-02-2014, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Absinth

That picture of a HZ Sandman in the petrol station is a press release vehicle so one of the first built.... It has a grill badge.

It isn't super early. The HZ ute on the brochure is IXD-457, that is IXT so it is a reasonable while after. There was a Supermint press test van built in the middle of September '77 but it had rego SXO-293 and I think that is a SA rego number? It's chassis number was over 01000A, was L31 M41 air, steer, DL7.

**Paddy_77HZ_Ute** · 27-02-2014, 09:05 AM

My 77 XX7 Ute has one. Was restored from a daily driver before I bought it, but given that it never actually went to wreck and ruin there's now reason to believe it was different from new.

As a few have said, another variable in the legend that is the Sandman...!

**Absinth** · 26-02-2014, 08:37 PM

Ok, just looked up my parts manual and it lists grill emblem exc Sandman.... So according to the parts manual... No emblem on Sandman.... Strange indeed..