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I was reading an old copy of Van Action and came across an article on the "Ewe't" - an HQ ute built by GMH for the Motor Shows. It had a Premier front end, polycast wheels, Ewe't badgework, a mix of Premier and Statesman interior bits, GTS steering wheel, TH auto and the piece de resistance ..a 350 under the bonnet. It was sold by GMH to a NSW dealer who then had it for sale to the public at $6000. cheap now .. and not a bad price then according to the article. Does anyone know if this car is still around? I think it would be worth a tad more than $6000 these days!!
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There was another almost identical example built as well, and ordering and selling codes were the same as the Ewet. I have the VIN plate details for both of them. As far as I remember it was a concept car that ended up being released as the HQ Sandman abo |
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hi Byron
thanks for the extra info - will happily scan for you, but may take a little while as the scanner is being a little weird at the mo, my email is frentw at hotmail dot com - email me your email email address, or i can photocopy and post.
cheers
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Thanks Frank. Just register and login and you'll find my email address on this site under my profile. I'd rather do that than send out an email address to an anonymous location.
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Guys,
I read somewhere (maybe here) years ago about a guy who actually saw the Ewet on the side of the road in the 80's sometime. He pulled over and talked to the lady who owned it, she was pulling a horse float at the time, he offered to buy it, howev
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Too early. The Ewet was a 3/72 build, and the clone was a 5/72. Sandmans didn't start until the last week of December '73 or thereabouts. The second one was sold by the same dealer that sold the first one so I'd say he had two buyers and ordered the secon |
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What about the super chicken?? saw an advertising DVD the other day with the Van on it at the Melb motor show.
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I have a scan of the Super Chicken on a Panel Van as well if anyone is interested. Woudl love to see one in real life however having a Barbados Green HQ ute I dont think it would suit to well.
I did see a NOS decal on ebay some time ago - was a litte o
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Would be very interesting to find that decal, anyone got any clues?
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