No. HJ Kingswood Sandman should be chrome.

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I have a sandman with a CHAMOIS/COVERT interior. Same colour as the one in Tdogs avatar I reckon.

Looks a little something like this:

i found i trawling through this dam long forum...when I get it I will confirm

I am trying to get a letter from Holden re the authenticity of my Sandman Van.

Proving to be difficult.

They want to put this paragraph in:
"Please be advised, a Sandman can be identified by one of the following option codes on the Body and Option plate – XU3, XX7 or XY5, dependent on whether the vehicle is a panel van or utility."

They have agreed to take it out now as I have requested but will not verify a Sandman.

I can live with this but they are saying that my Van has an M@@ transmission even once I sent them the Plates with M20 on them. Once it is on the computer seems it can not be any different to that..

Did HZ vans even come with an M22?

Anyone had any luck with Holden on this issue?

There is no point getting a letter from Holden for a Sandman. Not even worth the paper its printed on. Same for a HQ GTS 4-door or SS. The fact that both of these are options on Base model or Kingswood isnt recorded in the build records. Plus they are wrong about the option codes being on the BODY plate (only true for Brisbane examples), and XY5 isnt a Sandman code either AND Sandman option codes are not dependant upon whether vehicle is a ute or van.

M22 is a 6cyl only gearbox, and as all HZ Sandmans are V8 it is impossible. You could get M22 boxes in HQ-HX 6cyl. In fact for a time in HQ thats all you could get in a HQ 6cyl ute/van/tonner.

Cut and paste this to them if you wish, and see what their response is. They obviously have little idea about what they are talking about.

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Edited by user Saturday, 19 July 2008 4:20:31 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

letter of authenticity.

how can holden still do these? there is no one in holden still that has any idea. 90% of them would proberly ask XX7 whats that.... Holden dont have any records. so it makes me wonder why they even bother offering the service....

To me that is the ultimate Sandman. Yellow with black trim HJ Kingswood Sandman ute in 308, TH400, 2.78 diff. Only needs factory air and steer! The spare body should sell for $1500 alone, so it is a bargain. The spare body is obviously not the Sandman body as it doesnt have the TH400 speedo cable hole, so the original must be the complete ute.

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does the trim code say 18V? I thought 19V was the trim code for black in HJ?

roger. Cheers for that. Cant understand why you guys want autos though .... must be getting old :-)

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roger. Cheers for that. Cant understand why you guys want autos though .... must be getting old :-)

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Its not wanting an auto, its what the TH400 gives you. Maintained properly they last forever, never break (especially behind a 308) and turn a Sandman into a very effective tow vehicle. I know they sap a bit of power but with a modern torque converter they can really boost low rpm torque. I like manuals where it counts like I wouldnt have an auto SLR/SS 308 or HT/G GTS350. If Holden had used Muncies insead of Aussie 4 speeds behind the 308 Id probably value those higher. Plus Id rather a 4 speed HQ Sandman than a trimatic one.

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