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Some people have told me there was only HJ, HX and HZ Sandmans and others have said that there were HQ's too. Anyone want to clear this up for me?
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sandmans started with the HQ series and finished with the HZ , up until the HZ they were also available with a six cyl motor option.
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HQ Sandman was produced in the first 9 months of 1974, making them very rare. I have just picked up an original in reasonable condition that I am about to fully restore. Finding info on the HQ Sandy is proving difficult, lack of pics . I still have some
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what specs are you chasing ?
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Chris, take a look above and click on the `Holden stories' link. There is a page of HQ information I put together a few years ago, it includes one of the original pics of an HQ Sandman and the total HQ production figures - not many specific details on the
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Youve no doubt checked this site, but what the hey... http://www.holdensandman.com
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thanks for the link, that photo of the gold van seems to be the only one in existance, anyone else seen another. Still confused about the door trims, saw a 1/43 scale model HQ sandy the other day with GTS trims, but then again they called the paint Infra
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HQ sandman doortrims were the same as kingswood and with short armrests.
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Check out aussiepanelvans.com for some original Sandman info. If you have any specific questions email me at aussiepanelvans.com should be able to point you in the right direction have heaps more Sandman stuff or just send me some pics of your van. Keen
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