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Gday all, great site you have here.
Just wanted to ask a question about roofracks on a HZ Sandman Van. I've got a set on my Flamenco Red van that look of a similar style to what you would normally see on a wagon. There's a chrome rail around the edge supported by 6 chrome legs and then has 5 or 6 strips attached directly to the roof.
I've been looking around this site (and every site linked from it) for the last couple of days and haven't seen any other Sandmans with this on it.
Is it a genuine Holden rack for the vans or something aftermarket that everyone has taken off their restored vans?
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I have photos of a one owner HZ van with the same thing.
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 You mean like this one fitted to Mad Max's HJ Sandman. I had the same fitted to my HJ Sandman in the 80's and there were plenty of Sandman's and normal vans around in the 70's and 80's with
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You mean like this one fitted to Mad Maxs HJ Sandman. I had the same fitted to my HJ Sandman in the 80s and there were plenty of Sandmans and normal vans around in the 70s and 80s with them
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hi
if I'm thinking of the same thing, they were commonly called 'coffin racks' due to their similarity with what you see atop a hearse!
cheers franklin
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hi
if Im thinking of the same thing, they were commonly called coffin racks due to their similarity with what you see atop a hearse!
cheers franklin
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quote:
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Looks very similar to the one I fitted to the wifes toyota corona wagon in the late 70s. Aftermarket and was self tapper screwed to the roof.
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Looks very similar to the one I fitted to the wifes toyota corona wagon in the late 70's. Aftermarket and was self tapper screwed to the roof.
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There were a roof rack option in the HZ parts & picture book. it would of been for the station wagon. Im sure the vacationer wagon came out std with this option. panel vans didnt have them as its a very high roof line. when i bought my sandman it had one
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There were a roof rack option in the HZ parts & picture book. it would of been for the station wagon. I'm sure the vacationer wagon came out std with this option. panel vans didn't have them as its a very high roof line. when i bought my sandman it had on
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 HJ Sandman that the owner has had sitting in a shed for the past 15 years. He has decided to get it running again.
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I have Just removed my coffin rack of my Van for a rebuild, and I now have to cut and weld patches in the roof due to rust under the legs which was hidden from view. I personly will not be going that way again.
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hi guys in 1980 I owned a yellow sandman and today I would like to buya true sandman again my eldest was made in the back?
anyway drop me a line if you have one for sal
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There was never a Sandman Roofrack. The HZ Vacasioner wagon had them on as standard fitment. You could buy this rack as a after fitment. Had one on my van years ago, could never use it as roof line to high to reach up to, So its only for show.Not worth th
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