This is rare

**HK1837** · 12-07-2013, 09:57 AM

Think you have a rare car in a Sandman?

Look at this. The vehicle these came off was very rare. A Windsor blue (hence metallic) HZ cab chassis, V8 4spd, bucket seats. Almost certainly an Ambulance pack. You could option metallic on a cab chassis at this time, but you rarely ever see it.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....#ht_187wt_1170

**Innuendo** · 12-07-2013, 04:00 PM

WOW! 253 HZ Tonner

The combination might be a little on rare side but the desirability is quite low. Whatever floats your boat!

I know I'd have a Sandman Van (or even a Ute) in any model, combination, colour, side glass, etc over a 253 HZ Tonner.

**mauser** · 12-07-2013, 05:14 PM

haha I think he means rare as in combination... not what you would like.

Bit like a coloured '85-90's Landcruiser ute...

Mauser

**HK1837** · 12-07-2013, 05:18 PM

I wasn't talking about the driveline, but the metallic paint. Not that desirable to me either, just one of those rarer oddities that appear from time to time to make the world less vanilla.

**Alien DNA** · 12-07-2013, 06:00 PM

Never understood the love some people have for tonners...... i get they're practical in farm applications etc etc....just not enough body panels for my liking

**HK1837** · 12-07-2013, 06:16 PM

The good thing about a cab-chassis is there is less to rust or damage. I still reckon GMH was mad making utes once they had a cab chassis, they should have made a fleetside box available for those who wanted a ute, like Falcon utes. It wouldn't have been that hard to make a box up that looked just like a HQ-WB ute rear section. I guess if it wasn't for the need for a panel van that made it necessary for an integrated body shell that is how they could have done it.

**Innuendo** · 12-07-2013, 06:28 PM

Lets face it, most were just workhorse pigs and that was their market.
A few of us see things differently and treat these as cherished items not to be used for carting rubbish, tools and dirt bikes.

Ultimately this is the market the Sandman was targeted at. But in reality they were just a workhorse with stripes.
Some commercials are better suited to remaining dirt pigs as they hold little interest as anything else and I'm not sure a metallic paint job made any difference.
According to the ebay ad, seems it's life ended as a work pig.

**mauser** · 12-07-2013, 06:35 PM

I'm sure the B06 pack would of been desirable for customers who wanted the cab/chassis for piggy back vans etc. With a large cage and covered they have far more payload space for deliveries than a van when required.

Not all would of been sold to farmers, concreters and other tradies....

Mauser

**HK1837** · 12-07-2013, 06:40 PM

None of that really has much relevance in its rarity though.
I can't see too many cab-chassis being cherished today, perhaps only a true Survivor in L31 M41 combination someone might like to keep in original condition. I used to always have tonners as they were easier to keep alive (less rust prone) and better to tow with as the longer wheelbase helped. But today I can't see the point, a VY-VZ V8 tonner is a far more comfortable car.

**playwme** · 12-07-2013, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by HK1837

The good thing about a cab-chassis is there is less to rust or damage. I still reckon GMH was mad making utes once they had a cab chassis, they should have made a fleetside box available for those who wanted a ute, like Falcon utes. It wouldn't have been that hard to make a box up that looked just like a HQ-WB ute rear section. I guess if it wasn't for the need for a panel van that made it necessary for an integrated body shell that is how they could have done it.

Ther was one on eBay in the last 12 months that had a separate ute back. Looked neatly done.