Mike & Elvis Buy A Holden Surf Wagon That Looks Like A Hearse | Wheeler Dealers World Tour

[@alanm6454]

I used to have a sandman. It was proper knackered with smoke out the exhaust and peeling paint, but it was fantastic at the drive in on a Saturday night. I would have some smokes, a couple of beers and a packed bong and me and my girl would get in the back and have our own party. Those were the days my friend.

[@vokstar]

Old Man used to call them a microwave, because you could do a bird in the back in 2 mins.... Different times....

[@daweigo6851]

😅😅😅😅😅😅 hysterical,, go dad

[@steven_scattergood]

That’s great.👍👍

[@jonb3311]

After a 2 minute seeing to, none of them returned for an encore. Was your Dad called Flash?

[@iana6713]

I shouldn't laugh, but.... 🤣

[@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs]

​@@jonb3311Is that similar to what we refer to them now,it looked like a smashed crab.

[@andrewhill6814]

Mike & Elvis - Its a Panel Van ya flogs!

[@grimmo74]

They think they are being trendy

[@MickH60]

Shaggin wagon....!!!

[@davidmackieson4609]

Poms what ya expect from them

[@steven_scattergood]

Most blokes around here would respray the Aussie icon in their garage any Saturday afternoon for 2 slabs of beer, a carton of ‘winnie blues and a good feed of fish and chips. Then again 2 slabs of beer plus a carton of smokes and a feed of fish and chips would now cost more than the car.🇦🇺👍

[@perpetualgrin5804]

I can remember 5 cents of chips, minimum.😅

[@steven_scattergood]

@@perpetualgrin5804l remember that well plus when we were kids 20 cents of mixed lollies was massive. Petrol was also almost nothing and you could leave your house unlocked.

[@sunsetgarage755]

@@steven_scattergood I’ve been a painter for over 30 years (now a rep for a big paint company) and I’ve yet to meet any painter that would spend his weekend repainting a car for some cigarettes and chips. Especially after spending 40-50 hours in a panel shop during the week for a very average wage for an Australian tradesman. I used to make $500-$1000 a weekend back in the early 90’s so now I’m guessing most painters would want at least a few grand, and that’s at mates rates.

[@steven_scattergood]

@@sunsetgarage755 I totally agree but the comment is based on how everything was in the 70s when cars were real metal and driven hard and we worked on it ourselves. I never said anyone was a professional just a weekend back yarder. Mick Molloy a comedian uses this same joke about the rising cost of living and gets a laugh.

[@WeveGotBush]

@@steven_scattergood Yep the good old day's.

[@johnnewman366]

In 1977 I bought my very first car, it was a 1971 HG Holden panel van, had a 186 (3.0L) straight six, and a ‘three on the tree’ manual gearbox. I then gave it a heart transplant, put in a 307 (5.0L) Chevy V8, with a two speed powerglide auto, it went like a rocket! If only I still had the van (and the beat up HK Monaro I took the 307 Chev out of), both would be worth a bloody fortune. Anyway.... Surfing wasn’t out thing, shaggin was our thing. Friday night at the Dundas drive-in, all the panel vans were parked backwards at the back, tail gate open, laying on the mattress with your girl watching the movie. At regular intervals the tail gates of the vans would close and a bit of shaggin would take place, those were the days! The old panel van was usually called a ‘shaggin wagon’ or a ‘sin bin’ or my favourite, a ‘fuck truck’. Memories..... Cheers,

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

If it's rockin" don't bother knockin"

[@johnnewman366]

The best sticker I can remember seeing on the back of a panel van was: “Don’t laugh, your daughter might be in here”

[@jb7591]

Mate, North Ryde Drive In was the place to be😃

[@johnnewman366]

Mate, I grew up in Dundas, five mins drive from home, but I did go to North Ryde occasionally too. It often depended on where the girl lived as to which drive-in visited, but mostly Dundas, for obvious reasons. Cheers,

[@Bazilhatz3773]

​@@johnnewman366 Yep remember those on many vans

[@huzi9mm]

Good times. I had a 1980 WB tradesman van, no windows. 3.3 auto. I changed the tags to HQ, dropped a 350 chev T400 in, painted it matt black with pressure pack cans, put a bull bar on it and took it to about 2 dozen B&S balls.

[@True.blue-Aussie]

Love the ClubLock in the back. Essentially to stop theft.

[@thefinisher2010]

Club locks promised lots ,delivered nothing, so easy to bend off the wheel, deterent only ,

[@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs]

And here i was thinking the club lock was a weapon because it had the word club in it You learn something every day.

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Actually WB was 80s model, last HZs were early 80 and i even seen a brand new HZ wagon purchased by family friend with blue motor 4.2

[@FromTheGong]

From memory it was similar to when Holden went to red motors (EH) from grey (EJ). Towards the very end of the last run of EJ's there were a few that left the factories with red motors. It did say but I forget the reason, probably just ran out of grey engines for the body shells remaining or something.

[@astrawally8448]

​@@FromTheGong sorry to say but that's been a myth since the 1960s and everyone has a mate who swears that they had an EJ with a factory fitted 149 (red). The problem with this myth is that no one has ever been able to provide any evidence except for one car, which was a known prototype and fitted not because they ran out of engines - noting also as was and still is common practice, GMH used to build more engines than they needed for immediate production to use as spares, service replace, warranty etc. The other issue with this is that the EJ front end was different to the EH as the engine mounts between the grey and red motors were completely different, as were the gearbox mounts, so without a lot of production line retooling (plus testing), it would not have been feasible to make these changes so close to end of model, and for so few models - so few that not one has turned up since.

[@FromTheGong]

@@astrawally8448 No worries. That's probably where I read it, just through comments or a magazine or something. It may not have even been the EJ I was thinking about but another model. Didn't think about different mounts and gearbox just ignorantly presumed the same without thinking. Was EH first model with bolt on front end instead of full chassis?

[@shanebutler5787]

Hz officially finished in 79. But it was quite possible to still get is wagon after that for a short time till shells ran out. & having a blue motor fitted would to comply with new emission laws. Like for when they killed the gt The just emptied the parts bin into everything they could & it was common to see factory gt bits chucked into regular cars.

[@shanebutler5787]

@@FromTheGong all old holders from 48/215 to the he have k frames &frint ends can be changed & were to hr front end from disc bakes

[@robertSharp-s3s]

Hey Mike and Elvis. Really great to see you guys here. I loved the first part, looking forward to seeing the end result. Stay safe.I really love what you both do, the dream lives!!, many thanks!

[@jamesfrench7299]

That looks to be the 3.3 blue motor used in the VC and VH Commodore. Figures as the WB was made at the same time 1980 - 84.

[@Michka1001]

Absolutely love the Shagin' Wagons. Any old Holden, and Ford for that matter. Hell, I'm even a fan of the P76.. I really hope the boys find one while they're here!

[@lezbarker2673]

Love the Valiant Charger in the background when they rock up to see the panel van. My daily driver is a 1965 Chrysler Valiant AP6 made in Australia 🇦🇺

[@tonyhyde2644]

The other iconic aussie panel van was the 1974 ford XB GS...was a mean looking car! Powered by a 302v8 Cleveland that had a 4 barrel email/Carter thermo quad carbie borg Warner 4spd top loader box

[@alanburge2725]

I never got as far as a panel van. Still feel nostalgic though. I had a 1977 Holden Premier HZ station wagon with an electric window in the back. Automatic. No power steering. Awesome old car. Fun.

[@stuartferguson7947]

Mike - in the 70s we didn’t call them Surf Wagons - with curtains and a mattress in the back they often had a sign on the back saying “if the vans rocking don’t come a knocking” 🤫

[@richlawrence4160]

shagging wagon

[@ianmontgomery7534]

Virgin Conversion Unit! is the more accurate description.

[@klyvemurray]

"Shaggin' Wagon" - "F*&k Truck" - "Pee Vee" etc...but never "Surf wagons", Maybe it's a USA thing??

[@nedkelly9688]

Had stickers put on them too. don;t laugh as it could be your daughter inside...

[@DeadlyDigger]

How can you expect a Pom to fully appreciate such a classic nostalgic piece of Aussie motoring history. I think it’s a great buy for the condition it’s in

[@Davrosss]

I had a WB panel van same orange color but with a 253 blue motor, had it for ten years, both my kids were conceived in that car ❤

[@csjames69]

It’s a panel van, not a surf wagon.

[@turnman02]

& it's a 202 not a 3.3 litre... But... The show is aimed at poms

[@bradleyedwards9244]

From someone who never did a surf trip down to Injinup in the 80's😂

[@shanebutler5787]

It’s a Sharon wagon or fuk truck!

[@grimmo74]

I had a HQ Belmont panel van. Ex wide load escort vehicles. 253, auto, headers, after market exhaust, twin tanks. 11l per 100km. Loved that van

[@mickm6309]

Just came across this video today, love Wheeler Dealers. As for the Sandman, one of my sisters dated a guy with a Holden Sandman panel van, nearly every weekend he was doing something to it. Back was decked out with shag pile carpet and mirror tiles, had heart shape tinted bubble windows on the side, tinted bubble window in the upper tailgate, a massive exhaust pipe running down each side of the car. On a lot of Sunday afternoons I would go with him into Footscray to buy more mirror tiles.

[@kanenstuff]

The classic Aussie Shag'n wagon, love the Sandman.

[@AUmarcus]

Isn't finished without a bumper sticker which says.... "If she's rockin' don't bother knockin' 😆👍

[@noelwebb6843]

I bloke I knew back in the day had on his van " this van collects fluff don't laugh lady it could be your daughter"

[@KingsleyThomson-j1w]

The Sandman was an iconic panel van of my era,,,a mate bought one in Darwin in 1974 brand new for $4500 it had GTS options and a 308 V8,,,,, such memories,,, A wb doesn't come close to an original Sandman but is okay,,,it needs a V8 !!

[@cwilliams4227]

Fun Fact. The Sandman was not a holden model. It was an option pack added to a belmont. Oh yeah! and WB stands for "Why Bother?"

[@paul-57]

I paid $1500 for a second hand HQ panel van in Sydney in late1979. A bloke I worked with bought a brand new Sandman back in late 1979 or 1980 for around $4600 I guess they've gone up a bit.

[@2DogsVlogs]

Must have. I considered buying a Sandman in the mid 90's. They wanted $9k for it, though it needed some bodywork as it was a daily. Still, being in original condition I could see what I was getting myself into. Shame it only had the 4.2 but I think that's all they came with from memory.

[@paul-57]

@@2DogsVlogs yea, I think you're right. My mates one was a metallic green 4.2. Great engine though, under rated I reckon. I had one in a VH Commodore.

[@klyvemurray]

@@paul-57 4.2...was that a 253 cui in the old money?

[@2DogsVlogs]

@@klyvemurray Yes it is. My Sister's mother-in-law had the 253 (4.2) in her HG Premier. I really wanted that car, one owner but she sold it to some young kid for $500. Even in it's sorry state it was worth $3k. She had all the service history from when she bought it in 1970. We had a HQ Premier 4.2 and dad hated it. Complained about fuel economy all the time and sold it after 6 months when it started rusting. It was brand new and Holden wouldn't replace it. He bought a Falcon and always stuck to Ford or Chrysler\Mitsubishi after that.

[@klyvemurray]

@@2DogsVlogs I never understood why local GM and Ford didn't release a V8 until the late 60s, whereas in the US, V8s had been an option since the 1930s in production vehicles. In 1968 my dad bought a new HK Kingswood with a 5 litre V8...it went like a shower of sh1t and he loved it!! LOL He didn't give a toss about the fuel economy, he just loved the fact that he no longer had to drive a "bunkie" with smokey motor...

[@mvnorsel6354]

Always dreamt of the ' Drifter ' with that sweet 265 Hemi and 4 speed.😅

[@richardcharlton8259]

They never made a WB sandman it stops HZ

[@timhall9731]

Not true. My mate owned one. Same colour. 4.2 litre. From the factory in 1982 WB.

[@MrCarrera28]

@@timhall9731 I thought the Sandman brand stopped with the HZ? They definitely made WB panel vans and utes up until I think 1985 but I thought they were not labelled as "Sandman" post the HZ?

[@timhall9731]

@@MrCarrera28 Sandman, definatly short run, but the WB vans were still made. And now I've reread your post, apologies, you are correct.

[@nedkelly9688]

@@timhall9731 He owned a fake one as Holden never made a WB sandman panelvan,, they made just normal panelvans.. is a difference between a actual snadman and a normal model in utes and panel vans. Sandman was ended with the HZ model..

[@davidscott820]

I remember seeing them brand new at a Holden dealership in Melb with Statesman front end...called Caprice Panel van.

[@michaelrawson6261]

The look on Elvis' face is priceless!!! ... ""its a Herse!!!"

[@phil4977]

As a 10 year old back in the 70’s I got hit by a Sandman and hospitalised for 3 months. Great to see you guys here in Australia

[@darrabase1]

I owned a 3 on the tree 75' HJ Panelvan in the 70's 202 Red motor. It had side pipes extractors, and magnesium wheels( Aunger). I fully decked out the back, did an archway, insulated the roof and walls then covered in sculptured cork tiles and carpet offcuts. I bought it for 3k and sold it for 10k, 5 years later, still wish I owned it today, and would buy one if they were reasonably priced today, not the ridiculous price they are at the moment. Have subbed.

[@robwhite240z]

The Rochester Varajet flowed 390 cfm and with some mods worked better than a 350 cfm leaky toilet

[@JackSht-lv2on]

It’s a panel van also called a shagin wagon, and yes you root until your dead 😊

[@BCBtrucks64]

white stock van painted black ' a bit strange to paint a big van black but the fire wall was left white (cheaper job) side windows were not popular and undesirable , and a 350 holley is a standard replacement two barrel fellas for any holden six from 149 to 202 as long as you have the two barrel manifold , the different prices between sandman vans and stock WB vans is significant because sandman vans were a GTS Monaro in a van not realized by a lot of people in the early years what you guys have there is a kingswood van

[@Mark-Aussie1529]

They should've just put a dress on a pig and called it a land rover 😂 I thought experts research the history of why brands were made and why.

[@allan1837]

@@Mark-Aussie1529 side and rear windows replaced with bubble windows

[@Mark-Aussie1529]

@@allan1837 its still a pig with make up on it. Who in their right mind will buy a 1980 model WB wanna be Sandman with 202 and bubble windows. Look, I’ll probably get critics about my point of view, but you don't make something to be something its not. If that van was striped of black paint, its probably riddled in putty and patch work. As Mike first stated $150k plus for a genuine… that's the point. They're are only adding another $2k in value by trying to dress a pig in lipstick.

[@allan1837]

@@Mark-Aussie1529 might not be a sandman.... but its still a panelvan..... thats a good enough reason...

[@thefinisher2010]

@Mark-Aussie1529 20k for a registered van is cheap ,from what I can see in the clip it looks OK, seen worse on gumtree and ebay or fb market place for more

[@SecretAgent-p8x]

The 'shaggin-wagon' lives on!

[@tradward]

The car version of a mullet.

[@SecretAgent-p8x]

Mike, Elvis ... you guys read my mind! Some great Aussie cars for you to save await!

[@originalsusser]

Coming to Australia... good move! There's a ton of wicked cars unique to Aus that you boys can do. I'm onto discovery now to see how this turns out. BTW your show is the best been watching you since your early days, great your still going

[@cameronheidelauf9623]

I first ever seen a sandman Holden Ute with the original sandman writing on the vehicle and itself is in my hometown in regional Victoria Bendigo and it's a beautiful looking ute at all times it's all black colour

[@paultrout4736]

Scream fun.... Throw a mattress in the back And wait🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@darreneichenberger2829]

Where can I watch the full episode?

[@alanburge2725]

The WB front end. Hmmm. I think the HZ with the twin headlights looks a lot better....

[@nedkelly9688]

These were never called surf wagons in Australia. Panel vans, or nicknamed shaggin wagons and many more i forgot over time...

[@edmundvanrooyen2324]

Really would be great if you put the full episodes on you tube

[@DaimlerSleeveValve]

Where did you find TWO panel wagons in black? Most of the footage was of DB-27-SJ. The engine work was done on DI-02-LY. Both cars were originally white.

[@AnonYmous-lz9bx]

Rebirthing Brother😷

[@zerogo40]

Is Australia like America, the registration plate changes when you move states , just a thought

[@thefinisher2010]

@@zerogo40 both nsw plates so there goes that theory

[@DaimlerSleeveValve]

@@zerogo40 No. At the selling dealer and the vinyl wrap it was DB-27-SJ, but the fresh carb went onto DI-02-LY. I presume it was to introduce some sort of fake tension - "will it run better?"

[@timdingleakajacksparrow2748]

It’s not worth $20 k ,,, It’s only the 6 cylinder engine, and it’s been resprayed , for a reason, Save ya money , walk on ! 😂😂😂

[@paulsz6194]

They’res probably some bog & rust spots hiding in the sills or rear wheel arches..

[@FromTheGong]

Run a magnet around the typical rust areas and see how many times it falls off. Then start taping along the panels with a small flathead screwdriver so no marks are left and you can hear any bog. Heaps duller sort of kinda sound than metal. You'll hear the difference anyway.

[@thefinisher2010]

20 k any day of the week is a great price

[@nedkelly9688]

Try buying a 1970 Holden under 20k with no rust these days mate. You know nothing of cars obviously...

[@markwebster613]

ex divvy van maybe .

[@peterm115]

It’s a no go it’s got windows in the back, they are better with out the windows and it’s 6 cylinder has to be 8 cylinder.

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

Yes , no real Sandman had windows in the back , it's in fact a different body the Sandman has ridges to support the roof , that can't happen with windows.

[@LoosleyLouise]

May be a Hearse but it’s cool, 3.3 engine reminds me of the Vauxhall Viscount and Ventora make a cool Surf Wagon, Escort Sundowner would be a good find

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

The 202ci 3.3 is the baby engine , all real Sandmans had 4.2 V8 or 5.0 V8 and 4 speed manuals . In Australia Ford had a Sundowner in the same style as this but using the Falcon body , it came in 4.1 straight six ( the baby engine) or 5.0 or 5.8 Litre V8, Chrysler Australia also had the Drifter in 265ci / 4.3 litre straight Hemi Six ( baby engine) or 5.2 or 5.9 V8.

[@LoosleyLouise]

@@JosephCowen-fz8vj 396 or 454 would be a nice engine swap with a 4 or 5 speed or a turbo 350 tranny

[@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs]

The ford vans had either four point nine liter which was 302 cubic inch or five point oneewhich was 351 cubic inch.fz8vj

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

@@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs 302 is 5.0 litre , only was badged 4.9 for few years all other times 5.0 litre , the Holden 304 was badged 4.9 and later 5.0 litre and for the record 351 ci is 5.8 litres.

[@Joe-jd4pn]

Omg. You destroyed it... That holley just blew it.

[@erroneouscode]

And made it harder to pass roadworthy with no original anti pollution fitted. Original is more desirable today

[@brentonk461ismylostaccount]

That'll look fantastic as soon as it left out in the weather a few times and paint bubbles under the plastic wrapper.

[@CASHO76]

What’s with Mike saying De-Cal insured of Decal..🤣😂🤣

[@splashpit]

You can put whatever stickers you like on it but it will never be a sandman otherwise I’ll put stickers on my mums falcon and call it a GTHO phase IV

[@6timjr]

Holley and fuel efficiency Hahahahahahahahahah

[@GlennLittleford]

Replacing the varijet with a holey was a backward step.

[@mickquinlan3400]

Agree should have got a rebuild kit and rebuild it

[@peterlee6745]

Back in The Day in UK .This is What Got Me in To Aussie V8s And Still Today Love Them .HAD a VE VXR8 But uk call it a Vauxhall ?

[@BeamRider100]

I think a 70s Surf style would be more popular, but I'm wondering what you could do with the gloss black, get some air brushing theme painting, Munsters, Rock cowboy etc.

[@user-JLee1]

wasn't there one in mad max ? when they went on vacation in the movie ❤

[@davidsutherland4280]

Agreed with everyone else…it is a panel van.

[@LaurenceTalbot-i4y]

My mate is a sufer in wales uk and hes actually got a hearse as a car in fact i sold it to him a ford Granada hearse 😂 hes done it out and it looks great

[@andrewlewis5762]

Wow, hotted up six cylinder panel van.....😂😂😂😂

[@cherylbradbury4875]

I love it, I'm a great holden panelvan lover. ❤

[@michaelherron7444]

Really liked the episode, but if they said it definitely the same car, then why was the registration plate different from the black one ? When they bought it, the registration was different, reg was DB-27-SJ, then went was turned orange the registration is DI-02-LY, seems odd

[@turokforever007]

They think people are too stupid to notice

[@vsvnrg3263]

i know people here in wa that put new plates on the car to make it look better when they sell it. i got new plates for one of my cars so the coppers might have thought it had just had a roadworthy inspection done.

[@cameronheidelauf9623]

The sandman panel van's are really really called sagging wagon's Holden sandman panel van's are 💯 percent legitimate

[@lenthomas6391]

Thats an insult to the good old sandman van of which I owned X4

[@Joe-jd4pn]

Please dont destroy that car!

[@illletmyselfout.8516]

Looks like an ex divvy van with that vent on the roof

[@paulsgarage3169]

Where can I find a van like that for 20K. What a bargain!

[@thefinisher2010]

For sure a bargin

[@geoffmower8729]

Look for a south African import model they are really cheep!

[@jesseallan3886]

202 6 cyl and wrapping instead of paint. 2 of many reasons this will not sell for anything close to $100K. So much potential wasted

[@wuggacrt]

You have to remember these English Gentlemen are descendants from the same dopes that sent us out here for alleged crimes while they stayed back in rainy miserable old blighty.

[@ayedee6681]

I think you guys need to do a 1974 Ford Granada Ghia ... its a beautiful classic (not the American Granada)

[@TheBassman396]

In green would be epic

[@LoosleyLouise]

Reminds me of Ford Seabring red / Vista/Phoenix Orange

[@davidbradshaw9422]

Why did the Sandman have two different registrations or did you do two vans?

[@bh.76]

It's funny as every panel van i remember when i was young was always a v8 although my mates mum had a xb or xc which had a 6 cylinder.

[@vortex925]

Does anyone know where you can watch this episode in Australia

[@johngranato2673]

The only show I watched on cable that I can't get via antenna--since I cut the cord. Miss WD

[@noelwebb6843]

Throw on a set of roof racks & some Sandman stickers or a vinyl decal like the one on Max's panelvan in "Mad Max" & you have a surf van.

[@DeadlyDigger]

Why are these videos not a full video, where do you see the entire thing

[@michaelkukura5973]

its 20 k because its a 6 cylinder wb, a sandman was completely different animal

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

1 ,WB is 1980 to 1984 , 2 a real Sandman cannot have windows on the sides 3 all three car makers made a simmular version , GM Holden had the Sandman , Ford Australia had the Sundowner and Chrysler Australia had the Drifter. All refer to sleep as in sleeping in the back go anywhere .All were available with large V8 engines .They were called Shaggin Waggons !Oh i just saw the motor , please no Sandman came with the 202 ci 3.3 litre Holden Six and as stated the windows on the sides give it away as a trades mans work car.

[@DeMews]

wiki says Sandman came with 173, 202, 253 and 308 engines.

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

@@DeMews wiki not correct , yes 253, 308 and 350 if it was a HQ . I've never seen an original Sandman with a six . Maybe in NZ export market , they had strange rules even six cylinder 202 Statesmans .

[@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs]

Josephine you seem to have gone quiet.Have you exhausted your limits of worldly knowledge.

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

@@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs lol 5.1 litre 351 driver , lmfao 🤣, it's not hard to have general knowledge, does it defeat you , 😕😔, are you ok ? Do you need help , it's not hard to reach out for help ? You people only spend this much time hating of someone they like . Thankyou for the compliment , tell me what's ya mate driving now ? Don't tell me he's got 4.4 litre 302 chev ??? Correct 💯😁, oh oh sorry engineered , or oh I know a small block 332 FE Ford motor !. Lol , got any other " engineered" cars ! And if your dud mate needed to engineer a 302 W in a Capri he's dumber than you told me , mine never was and why would you , do what we all did and put 289 W valve covers on a 302 ! Simple like you ! Oh ya got me smiling one that one .

[@timl9cas5696]

Such a great name for a ride... "The Sandman"

[@ozmalo]

Elvis you are a champion and gentlemen and you Mike are araggant rude and self-centered

[@stevetreloar3129]

It’s not a hearse, it’s a f@ck truck!!!

[@FromTheGong]

Shaggin Wagon

[@craigdawson1749]

Sin-bin

[@Brian-mp2mv]

In the US, we call them Suburbans🤣

[@davehad-enough2369]

Sandman ??? That's no Sandman. Just an very ordinary WB panelvan. Good workhorse but they rusted too fast.

[@jb7591]

Go the Blue 202!

[@geoffmower8729]

I had a 5lit HX Sandman 4speed in the 80s it went like a rocket but could have done with a 5th gear. It was metallic blue with GTS dash and black factory int. After I got married I traded it in and got a 5lt HZ Statesman Caprice white with white vinyl roof and chrome spoke wheels. It looked like Malcomb Frazer the prime ministers car. I had a drunk bloke throw a empty stubby at the car, he though I was him.

[@54mgtf22]

Ha ha ha. They just drove past my son’s home in Rydalmere.

[@WeveGotBush]

$5k a paint job would cost? The Habib boys in Sydney would do that for half the price😂

[@garage3119]

For you, 2 grand cash mate. No worries

[@paulsz6194]

Free orange peel effect …😂

[@WeveGotBush]

@@paulsz6194 No worries brother i fix Mirror Finish 😂

[@daweigo6851]

😅😅😅😅

[@southysmototonysouthwell1779]

Tell that gumpy the back was for rooting in!

[@troyball7917]

That's not a sandman, it needs a 308 4 speed

[@robineniffer5578]

I got the feeling elvis didn’t want to be in the building with this one and so did most people

[@chuckmaddison2924]

It was better with a 5.0 ltr ( 308 ci) V8. Even better with an aftermarket 350 Chev.

[@b-rock4831]

350cfm holly, disconnect the Vac advance, the WB jade electronic ignition just advance it. It's a 202 holden, carrying on about the cooling system is hilarious, any true aussie know a 202 is the nosy reliable engine in the world. Dragged plenty out of the bush and put soke fuel down the pots and fired up after decades of sitting

[@jarlnieminen4307]

Did you guys bother to seek any local advice on the Australian car market? Doesn't seem likely.

[@joerihensen1933]

In australia , you need to restor a landcruiser 70 series.🙂❤

[@Tk-ou9ec]

There’s nothing wrong with that engine! They were seen everywhere back in the day. Sure it’s no hp monster but it will get the job done

[@MrGazzaj]

Anybody else wondering if they put a bid on the blue charger in the car warehouse background?

[@paulreid2223]

The Sandman ... a hearse ????? HOW DARE YOU !!!

[@lezbarker2673]

Where’s the rest of the show.

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

These Utes are like the Ford Capri in our world. Alltho the ford van's have allways been a favorite too. Offcourse there is the VW van that is incredible popular.

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

That is not a Ute it's a Panelvan , UTE tray back or style side .

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

@@JosephCowen-fz8vj could you elaborate on that?

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

@@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur simple a UTE has no roof on the load area , a Panelvan is a enclosed van like the Sandman .

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

@@JosephCowen-fz8vj thank you.

[@JoshuaRoberts-kq9cs]

The mate had an engineed 302 v8 fitted into a ford Capri in the late seventies.Boy did it haul arse when you give it a boot full of accelerator.

[@1953beetle]

Welcome to the real world . You've now tasted a piece of Aussie history.

[@foodtuub]

Trip to rare spares and sonic injection here

[@ianramsay3874]

No good without the V8 . I've had a few of them

[@thadiusthudpucker]

Best was 251 with a 4 barrel carby

[@Tk-ou9ec]

Not true actually! The six is a great motor and not everyone is after the V8 noise or horsepower.