Photo's of the Ute

**Paddy_77HZ_Ute** · 02-03-2010, 10:45 PM

G'day SandFolk,

A few photo's of my '77 ute, if they upload or whatever correctly. Was apparently a daily driver builder's ute in Canberra until 4 or 5 years ago, I bought it 2 years ago from the bloke who restored it. Not cheap, but just what I wanted and knew were near impossible to find in that condition.
4.2L, runs unleaded, just over 400,000 k's, like a new car. A bit dusty in the photo's, been in the shed for a while between drives. Had to take a few pics for insurance, thought I'd throw thom up here with the other good old Sandmans. They seem to be gathering a bit of momentum, or is that just me...?

Paddy

**Absinth** · 02-03-2010, 11:12 PM

Hi Paddy, that is one beautiful HZ you have and XX7 plated to boot. I'll bet it was worth every penny you forked out for it. I assume your name is a nickname and you are Irish or Irish decent, my old man was Irish and when he arrived in Perth at the age of 18 went working on a cattle station, the other stockmen give him the choice of Mick or Paddy as his nickname.... he chose the latter.

If you wouldn't mind could you take a close up picture of the Vehicle Identification Certificate and email it to me, I am trying to get as many as I can for research and would really appreciate it.

Cheers, Sean

**Paddy_77HZ_Ute** · 02-03-2010, 11:37 PM

Sean,
I'll scan the ID Cert when I get back to work and send it on. Name is actually Patrick, But I've been Paddy McCoy for as long as I can remember, and have a good mate Mick, so we're an irish joke no doubt. I met an Irish "Mick" at work recently who is a "Paddy" by nickname.
Yes It is a nice ute, and I't be mine for a long time to come, that's the plan anyway. My 10 yr old son thinks it's going to be his first car, but he's likely to get a 6 cyl replica instead i think. Been looking for the right ute that'e close to it without much work to be done.

Cheers Mate,

Paddy.

**adam perth** · 03-03-2010, 12:18 AM

wow, thats nice.
alot of people chasing HZ sandman utes in palais white. - very soughtafter.

**hjsandman** · 06-03-2010, 08:15 PM

hi Paddy
cool ute. nice find! looks great in white. sweet interior.
cheers rob

**stickthis** · 07-03-2010, 10:48 AM

WOW! Very nice! No beter paint/trim combo! Keep my name for when you want to sell hahaha.....

**HZSandman** · 07-03-2010, 01:25 PM

Interesting that the Vehicle Id cert does not state Sandman

Is this normal, Any ideas?

**stickthis** · 08-03-2010, 09:45 AM

I wondered the same thing. My HZ Sandman ute does have "sandman" written on it...

**wbute** · 08-03-2010, 10:36 AM

Were they just typed up by the dealer though? They may have been done differently from dealer to dealer? Its a bit hard to see but they appear to have the number plate back to front for a NSW plate so there could be mistakes down to whoever typed it up. They put the wrong engine number on the rego papers for a hilux we bought new once.

**Absinth** · 08-03-2010, 11:54 PM

All the ID certificates I have seen for Sandmans had Sandman written on them but this is the first Brisbane built and delivered Sandman cert. I have seen. Keep in mind that Brisbane built Sandmans are stamped XX7 and XU3 which identifies it as a Sandman, perhaps Qld dealers knew this so didn't see the need to write it on the V.I.C......