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    What got you into Sandmans

    I am the youngest of 5 boys and got my interest in cars from a couple of them. Always loved HQ -WB commercials and clearly Sandmans are at the top of the tree.
    So..... whats every ones story.

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    History

    M8 Ive built a 1 Tonner, Had a HQ Prem(my first car) 2 SS Crewmans, but always saw a
    Sandman as the car I never had and ALWAYS wanted!!
    Think I now FINALLY have one!! (4 2 many windows 4 me)
    Will list pics and info shortly for all to comment on!!

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    my old man had a hj sandman new and i was the first to damage it on my p plates..

    my old man was also a car nut and as soon as the ashtray was full he would trade it in on another holden..i spent at least twice a year at holden dealers...he also lost shitloads of money on cars as he just put them on the never never.......:cry:

    i grew up in the van scene and its always stuck with me..

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    the Sandman Era of the late 70's - mid 80's

    These pics are a repeat from a previous thread but it shows how I got into Sandmans or just panelvans in general...we lived it...they were the cars of our era...drive-ins, cruising about...camping....and water ski-ing






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    Great pics of a bygone era M8!!

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    The main reason I got a sandman is because I always wanted one! I had a HZ 308 van with windows for about a year but just when I had just about to pay to get it painted up I saw a HR Panelvan and thought I would rather have that, but they weren't a sandman. One of my mates loved his sandman and very regretfully got rid of it and when I went for a drive in his a couple times I knew I just had to have one.

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    It's for the chicks right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blocker View Post
    It's for the chicks right?
    mate...the looks of lust i get every time i drive past the over 55 villages just blows me away....:twisted:

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    Perhaps when we are all old...we can book ourselves in to a nice old peoples resort, or nursing home unit on the coast where it is warm..and we can all take our sandmans and cruise around in them together....;) Hopefully we will all live that long.....they can double for our herse as we each drop off the perch....what a nice way to go.....

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    got the van for the chick..........unfortuately still got the chick but not the van.....lol.

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