Hello everyone, I am trying to determine whether my van is a Sandman or not? Any help will be very much appreciated. Her details are:
HZ8WM70
body number
trim 1937-63V
paint 567-30528
L31 (5.0) M21 (close ratio 4 speed manual) GU4 (3.08 ratio diff)
8M70 TJL (then the body number ending with a) Z
GVW 2000 seating capacity 2
From my understanding she is an Adelaide built vehicle (so no XX7 on the compliance plate)
She still has her full headlining, sports dash instruments, original sports steering wheel with the round rubber horn pad & has the 4 headlight front end. But she had a silver grille & with silver headlight surrounds when i bought it & Chrome mirrors Not the colour coded GTS style mirrors, but as she was already 12 years old when I got her I don't know what she came out of the factory with? Did any come out of the factory like this?
I have owned this van since I was 20 (I'm now 50) & I have never been able fully verify her. I have tried Holden Historical services. but the only information they could give me is that all of my plates are correct for my vehicle, So that is good news in itself & because my vehicle is a 10/78 build & Holden's (unfortunately) outsourced all of the information from 08/78 they don't have anymore information about her.
I have checked the glovebox lid for the tyre placard but it seems that is from a HX sedan so no joy there either!
Thanks in advance & cheers from Bobcat68