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Byron whats going on with these tags??
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Hi Byron..these tags are
tag 1
HJ8WM70
162327-A
1890-19V
568-15953.....this tag is stamped in from the front?
tag 2...adr
hj panel van ...9/75
BHJ 34593S
GVW 2200 kg seating cap 2....this tag stamped normal?
tag 3 ....vin
8M70TEH863656J
CHASSIS ....AHX26551 A
im not too worried i got it for $175...ps pictures have been sent
...jim
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All looks OK except either the chassis has been changed or the tags don't belong to the body. I replied to your email - didn't it get though? You can't tell from the tags if its a Sandman or not - but cortesy light switches in the door frames and headlini |
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All looks OK except either the chassis has been changed or the tags dont belong to the body. I replied to your email - didnt it get though? You cant tell from the tags if its a Sandman or not - but cortesy light switches in the door frames and headlining |
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Thanks Byron.. no email yet ??tags are definitely off this body , it has the rail for headlinig perfectly fitted..light switches red from factory
308 ..4 speed 3.36 rear(none of them here)chassis must have been changed.
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By courtesy light switch I mean for the front doors, not the tailgate. One of the pictures you sent had one fitted for the tailgate.
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Hi Byron...yes its got them too..i think it is a sandman as the tags havent been removed before ..but your right about the chassis ,thats the part i couldnt figure out because to me it looks like its never been removed? did you get those pictures of the b |
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chassis is defently not the original i would think. quite possible sometime in 76 or 77 maybe it was in a prang and they had a hx chassis around...... done properly you shouldnt be able to tell if its been a chassis change.
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hz ute efi vs5l....thanks ,,i agree it could have been changed really early
thus it would look the way it does...its definetly been changed, i just wanted to know if it is a sandman before building it or selling it,cause its a big job, ps.. think it is n |
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everything sugests sandman. the high gvw as byron said is rare. but they where produced. Not haveing the original chassis is a shame. doesnt make it as collectable. you will have many people tell you it is not a sandman. but by the looks they will n |
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This HJ van could easily be mistaken for a Sandman as it has a lot of Sandman features. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/w...Name=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=012
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