Stripes are on....WOHOOOOOooooooooo

[jennie285]

Looks fantastic - you HAVE to be pumped about the results you've done a great job.

I think someone has hacked into HK1837's account and is posting - cause that is the most I have seen him excited about green.

And not commented on stripes...lol....

Love the colour love the van can't wait to see it in the flesh...well done....

[HZ EVIE]

Very nice, she looks great. I love the colour and the stripes just set it off perfectly. A job well done!!!:tears_of_joy:

[playwme]

I'm almost certain that L/H mirrors were not required back then by law but sometime shortly after they were.

Sounds about right. No LH mirror on my HJ Statesman, which may or may not be the reason for the big scrape down the LHS.

[HK1837]

And not commented on stripes...lol....

Love the colour love the van can't wait to see it in the flesh...well done....

I like HQ-HJ stripes, just no fan of HX-HZ stripes.

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I was thinking the same thing myself. I'm almost certain that L/H mirrors were not required back then by law but sometime shortly after they were. I have no reason to doubt that the holes in the R/H door are not original unless it had a new door skin fitted at some stage and the holes were simply drilled on the wrong spot.

I just looked at the HG and HQ commercial vehicles order forms. LH side mirrors were mandatory on commercials in 1970 and 1971-2 in QLD, VIC, TAS and WA. HJ would be about the same. I looked on buickzz's broadcast sheet but I can see drillings for the LH side mirror, so my guess is dealer fitment.

[hj308]

WOuld have to be one of the best looking vans I have seen on this site , a real credit to you and an amazing thread from start to finish which I am sure helps to inspire others on here to achieve the same results, well done.

[RodneyHZ253]

Looking great GTS it's reward for effort and I to can't what to see your van in the flesh either

[Robbo]

That's an absolutely brilliant van, it must be so rewarding to have it finished. The stripe's finish it off perfectly, all sandman's deserve stripe's.

[micks_sandman]

Top job GTS looks fantastic, typical of HJ, Stripes look Great!!!! (nice colour)

[wbute]

I was thinking the same thing myself. I'm almost certain that L/H mirrors were not required back then by law but sometime shortly after they were. I have no reason to doubt that the holes in the R/H door are not original unless it had a new door skin fitted at some stage and the holes were simply drilled on the wrong spot.

Sandaro should have some info on this as his HJ is in the family from new.

[jaft]

looks amazing GTS

Keep up with the good work,, cant wait to get mine finished..

The more pics of these cars (Vans)that get posted the more i want mine finished..