HJ Sandman ute for sale

[Blocker]

Could be a mistake on the ID page.

Quite likely

[Taily]

That info was from Byron, XU3 is a different kettle of fish to a Kingswood Sandman. That ute (body) you posted the link to Sandaro has no rear (large) console mount....

[Sandaro]

I wasn't vouching for the body on two tees ute, the tags were off it anyway, it was more the tags themselves (a matching set imho) that confirm a 76 Kingswood WN80 and XU3 (sandman). Even Byron calls it a sandman in the original post. Maybe Byron left a few facts in the air, to be clarified in the book, no author wants to give away all the good bits.

[mr.jones]

Here's another one on carsales, XX7 plates 8WN Ute, ad says 1976, unfortunately a photo of the build date is not in the ad, but the body number is consistent with early 1976 Brissie build.


http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...-3562705/?Cr=2

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I think you meant 2200kg, which is correct for XU3, built after 10/75 when XX7 derated to 1950

This ute was built 6/75

[Sandaro]

Thanks Mr Jones, my blunder. I need to go back to school and redo maths. I was comparing it to the body number on my 4/76 van and thinking it was 3000 units earlier, but it is 30,000 odd. My bad.

[wbute]

According to HK they were available till March 76 when Sandman was dropped from HJ along with Monaro Coupes.
So I guess that's when HX started.

[Sandaro]

HJ HX changeover July 1976

[Dr Terry]

According to HK they were available till March 76 when Sandman was dropped from HJ along with Monaro Coupes.
So I guess that's when HX started.

Not quite. The way I read it was that the HJ Holden (base) Sandman ute (8WM) was dropped in early 1976, but the HJ Kingswood Sandman ute (8WN) continued thru until HX release, which was early July 76.

Dr Terry

[wbute]

Yep that's what I thought I wrote. Kingswood went till the end. Not dropped early?

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It would be awesome if Byron was still on here.

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Thanks for the input Dr Terry.

[adam perth]

i believe this car is a Kalgoorlie car all its life and a genuine sandman in cotillion white.

I have seen several HJ kingswood sandman utes with early 1976 build, all melb build and 1860 kgs

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"I think you meant 2200kg, which is correct for XU3, built after 10/75 when XX7 derated to 1950"[/QUOTE]

not quite, Utes post 10/75 XX7 are 1860 or 1800 (1 only) then later increased to 1950 kgs in dec 1977 from memory