Sundowner

[HK1837]

Just buy a really good original one, $10k will find you a beauty. Then put a 308 in it. Easy!

[Andrew.D]

Hello jason, they they did make XH Vans.

According to this ford forum they only did utes in XH. I probably shouldn't keep this going, it is a ford after all. But it is a panel van.


http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?p=4021707

[jason.ruff]

As i said at the start, i don't know fords. Thought someone like yourself might be interested.

[Andrew.D]

Yes, it's always interesting to find out new info.

[wbute]

I've only ever seen one, a yellow Cab chassis, L31 M40, column shift and bench seat.

Not sure dreams about WB's are common! Go one better and find a HZ Sandman 5litre ute. Will always be worth double what a WB Kingswood ute is worth!

Not really. Sandmans are not really uncommon any more. 5 litre factory WB commercial? Pretty much one of a kind

[wbute]

Just buy a really good original one, $10k will find you a beauty. Then put a 308 in it. Easy!

You can't put L31 on the compliance plate though.

[HK1837]

Not really. Sandmans are not really uncommon any more. 5 litre factory WB commercial? Pretty much one of a kind

So is a HQ Belmont L31 sedan. Doesn't make it more valuable or collectable than a 308 GTS sedan unless it is maybe a mint survivor.

[HK1837]

You can't put L31 on the compliance plate though.

Won't make it more valuable than an L36 example in mint condition. Same condition yes.

[wbute]

Value? I don't care about the value. It's an old car. I like the idea of a 5 litre factory WB ute.
Sandmans actually have no value at all when you take the restoration cost into account. No old car does. Unless you find a good survivor in a shed that does not need any work. You might sell one for 35k but you spent 35k plus 90k of your own labour on it.
A cars only value is in your own desire to own it.

[Valencia]

Value? I don't care about the value. It's an old car. I like the idea of a 5 litre factory WB ute.
Sandmans actually have no value at all when you take the restoration cost into account. No old car does. Unless you find a good survivor in a shed that does not need any work. You might sell one for 35k but you spent 35k plus 90k of your own labour on it.
A cars only value is in your own desire to own it.

Some of the XU1 and GT falcon guys might disagree with your statement there was plenty of $$$ made by some people when the boom was on even when they spent 20 to 40k restoring them and then selling them for a very healthy profit
but i agree with you most people dont get there money back