Is this an HJ Kingswood Sandman?

[Dick61]

A guy on a Face book page I follow is selling his ute, he put his tags up to find out what he had and it looks very much like a Kingswood based HJ Sandman to me. Deauville Blue 308 4spd with Slate interior.

What do others think Oh and the seating capacity is 2
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[Vombil]

hmmm looks promising. not got the sports tyres though. its an XU3 if it is one. you'd need to look on the body. there's a couple giveaways

[Taily]

A Melbourne build ute 13 chassis numbers before mine though the body number is 64 before. Closest I've seen yet. Similar specs apart from mine being M41/64V.

Cant read the GVW clearly - is that 2400kg? Interesting, country pack (with the tonner rear springs etc)?

Vombil is right about there being a couple of clues on/in the body. Quickest one to verify is the front console mount of these HJ's are different to other models. Being a M21/2 seater, any evidence of a second tall console mount (like the rear mount) ever being there is evidence of previous seat seperator install rather than originally fitted with a console.

[Dick61]

I think the GVM is 2200kg
Might be a moot point thouhg, he has cut the tunnel as he has fitted an LS1 and T56

[Nathan75hj]

Hi gents,

I'm the owner of the ute in question. It is a little bit of a shame I have put an ls1 in and chopped it up a little, but in my defence, the car was not really standard before I got it in 2000. There was a bracket on the tunnel when I cut it out; however, it is long gone due to the T56 needing a new tunnel.

A bloke said they didn't come with side protectors or something? So I took photos of the inside tray panels and there are no welds, only the patch up of the tunnoue cover hooks.

I'm pretty sure I can get the original motor back too.

[Nathan75hj]

hmmm looks promising. not got the sports tyres though. its an XU3 if it is one. you'd need to look on the body. there's a couple giveaways

What else would give it away other than the tunnel?

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It has gvw 2200

[HK1837]

Tunnel is it, plus the side strips but there will only be 2 x welds in the body for these, rest of the attachment for little posts like the stainless moulds. GVW is irrelevant in 3/75 as there was only one Sandman package.

[Nathan75hj]

Tunnel is it, plus the side strips but there will only be 2 x welds in the body for these, rest of the attachment for little posts like the stainless moulds. GVW is irrelevant in 3/75 as there was only one Sandman package.

Probably not worth mentioning it is a Sandman in the sale? There is nothing other than the tags left that would distinguish it anymore unfortunately. I didn't know what I had and now it has a LS1 and T56

[Vombil]

Tunnel is it, plus the side strips but there will only be 2 x welds in the body for these, rest of the attachment for little posts like the stainless moulds. GVW is irrelevant in 3/75 as there was only one Sandman package.

does that mean you couldn't get de-rated sports tyres?

[HK1837]

Not until the new Sandman package was introduced in 10/75. It isn't the tyres that are derated on XX7 from 10/75 onwards, it is the car that is derated by use of the tyres. Sounds the same but it is a big difference.