Street Machine

IN THE BUILD

HZ HOLDEN PANEL VAN

RYAN OLD MAN

“I’VE owned a bunch of panel vans throughout my life, but about a decade ago I lost my pride and joy, a genuine HJ Sandman van, due to financial issues. This HZ pano is the replacement, which I bought around five years ago. It was built in July ’79 – and so was I! I’ve had the body taken back to bare metal and resprayed in VF Commodore Red Hot. I reckon the custom black-and-silver Sandman decals I had made look wicked against the red. The pano will run an L98 six-litre with a mild cam and single-plane manifold.

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