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    HQ Sandman in purr pull

    Any one know of any genuine purr pull HQ Sandmans. ? It's listed as a 1973 colour...but just wondering. Release date for sandman was 1 /74 yeah? Does that mean that there were some 12 / 1973 plated Sandmans ?
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    I would assume that there's a good chance of that considering the lag time in production around xmas.
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    Release was 2/74, and i've only ever found 1 x 1/74 Sandman (a Saffron L31 M21 van), but even it will always have a question over it as it is one of those Acacia Ridge HQ's without XX7 on the tag. It had everything else though inc console.

    I do have 1 x 12/73 possible in Gunmetal, and i've flagged it as possible as it has metallic paint, but it is also sans XX7 and is Acacia Ridge.

    I suppose anything is possible.

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    No worries. Just got onto one but it turns out its 10 / 73 as I just found out this morning....But guy insists its a sandman and has letter of verification form GMH as a sandman. I guess I could swallow 12 / 73 but not 10/73.

    Also pilot cars around this time were ex dandelong not pagewood ? Correct ?
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    Get me the car's ID details and i'll see what stands out. If it is a good thing grab it anyway if cheap enough. A check of the tunnel will give it up if the body belongs to the tags, and given it is a Pagewood build we'll know by the firewall number.

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    I can't get ID. I spotted it driving across the nullabor the other day! ADR tag was off and guy had it in his office and I spoke to him today to confirm build date. But it was purr pull paint code 30b trim L31 M21 and GV4 when I looked at it. I looked at it for around 10 seconds total as there were dogs around!

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    I'm having a brain fade moment....

    GV4 is what ratio in a HQ?
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    3.36:1 .... i think

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    Yeah, thanks. That's what I thought. I get mixed up between GV4 and GU4 sometimes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alien DNA View Post
    3.36:1 .... i think
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