The Sandman, or Shaggin' wagon or root ute, was such an iconic car in Australia. Popular with surfers as they pretty much lived out of them and a good place to 'entertain'. The artworks on the panels were amazing!
They sometimes featured tasteful insignia to ram the point home, such as "If it's rockin, don't bother knockin" and "Don't look too close, might be your daughter in here"
Sandman utes were everywhere in the 70s and 80s 100s of thousands of them ,I have travelled through mostof outback NSW and SA in one when I was a shearer.
The HQ is still one of the most sorted and best looking car designs out there... too bad we didn't get them (or the XA-XC Falcons) here in America. As a result, I was possibly conceived in a Chevrolet Vega wagon...
Fun to see the Brubaker Box in the mix. I just finished restoring one and have been doing further research. Only 28 of these were built and less than 10 remain on the road today.
@@RobMacKendrick Any Holden of the 70s. Any Toyota of the 70s. Even the Australian Fords and Chryslers of the 70s were very reliable. Yes, prone to rust and suspension wear, but took something big to stop them. American and British cars of the same era were never built to cope with what Australian cars were. Holden's idea of a prototype test was to abuse a component UNTIL it broke, so they knew where the breaking point was. Then they'd do an "autopsy" on it and make it stronger
@@Mechknight73 Have to take your word for it, mate. UK and North American cars are all I had experience with. And there wasn't much there to write home about.
The Sandman was featured in the 1979 release Mad Max! Driven by Max Rockitanski, as a family weekend getaway, with an outstanding space themed airbrush in the panels. Always wanted one of those...
Number 8, the Safari Car - Well, I wasn't sure it was possible, but I've finally seen doors even more ridiculous and impractical than scissor doors. In truth, the car looks like something out of a Hanna Barbara cartoon too.
The vehicle number 9 is extremely utilitarian because it's not wasting the space in front of the front row if the design would have developed today we would have amazing vehicles
We have a vw powered prototype bought 1968 as a kit car with half top ,seats, side skirts! Not a Manx! 51 years later and still looking Good! One owner one builder! A time Machine 🤯✌️
And with the holdens, the actual panelvan started in the late 50's The sandman did not just have 253ci v8s, they also had 308ci v8s the sandman was also made in the utes and a select number were commissioned to a guy in Tasmania who turned them into 4wd,s and called them overlanders, now those I would believe there to only be one hundred of.
Definitely more Sandmans made than mentioned in the video, I read somewhere there were a few early HQ's built with a 186 before the 202 came along in 72 also. Overlanders were also made from wagons, more of them survive now than vans or utes.
A few things about the Sandman, 1. The HQ, HJ refer to the years of manufacture, 1971-74 HQ, 74-76 HJ, 76 HX, 77-78 HZ. Equipment levels were Belmont, KIngswood, Premier. Body styles Ute, Panel Van, Station Wagon, Sedan, Coupe. 2 Sandman was a special edition of Panel Van aimed at the younger market to be a leisure vehicle rather than a work car. 3 All Panel Vans here earned the nickname shagging wagon, though it was usually reserved for the younger generations vans either Holden or Ford. 4 The younger generation loved to customise there van, not everyone could afford a Sandman so there were many customised plain Holden and Ford vans. Popular mods were tinted bubble windows in the shape of hearts, teardrops, circles, Plush shag pile carpet in the back with mirror tiles on the roof and walls. Big loud exhaust pipes running down the side of the car and murals painted on the bonnet, sides or tailgates. 5 Production started with the HQ and ended with the HZ, not sure how many were made but it would be closer to 100,000 then 400. 6 There was also a Sandman Ute (Utility)
I miss the days, before every car looked the same! I wish car manufacturers still had imagination. Now they all just slightly modify someone else's design and call it their own.. smh
it's not that easy. today you have tests and regulations to be safer to pedestrians in case of colission. just imagine that trident hitting a person. but yeah, car makers tend to be safer today with designs, looking to what they think they can sell and not born of passion
Grig Turcescu it’s great that lives are being saved, but I swear that safer cars have resulted in worse drivers and worse pedestrians. Jaywalkers that don’t even turn their head to look at you, and walkers/joggers that travel again oncoming traffic, forcing them to make complete stops because they refuse to walk/jog briefly on flat dry cut grass, and assume that you should simply pass, despite how deadly it most likely is. “No. I just like stopping my car and watching you. That’s all.” But don’t get me started on the drivers...
@@UmmYeahOk i know what you mean. I remember an episode from Dr House, saying that if we would put knives instead of airbags there would be no accidents because nobody would want to activate them. As for pedestrians i totally agree with you. At least with drivers there are just a few idiots, but pedestrians are all so... uncaring. If i don't stop at a crossing I loose my license for a month. If he crosses on red he should loose the right to get out of his house unattented. I mean there should be a departement of people that attend this guys and very beurocratic. You need to get out of house? we have an open spot next week.
In the 60's and 70's you had a hard time giving away station wagons, they made them a little taller and changed the name to a SUV. Now everyone has one, and they do all look alike, you control what people comsume you control the people,
That # 13 Stutz Blackhawk is straight up pimp mobile if ever there was one. I'm sure one of the oprions was a wide brimmed hat with a 3' feather sweeping off it.
With all of the Drama that was going on during that era, from the Civil Rights movement to the Vietnam War, its good to see that someone was actually doing something constructive back then
#5 it seems to be built on different platforms- four-door versions seems to base on European Granada (5-bolt wheel hubs, longer wheelbase and independent rear suspension) and coupe is based on Taunus (4-bolt hubs, shorter wheelbase and rear live axle)
echodelta9 ,,,That's great,,You have some great cars over in the States,I used to work in American spares here in England early 80s,,seeing being in them was a dream and I once briefly owned my dream car a 1970 Pontiac GTO,,wishing you a great weekend,,,
So I guess I'm the only one who likes the Trident personal luxury land yacht then? Ok. I'm cool with that. Thing looks like a Bonneville (prominent nose) got crossed with a 70s Eldorado (faired-in rear wheels). Could never be made today as I'm sure any pedestrians it hit wouldn't live to tell the tale, but I still want one. Sandman vans are pure Mad Max. The Aussies had some great-looking cars in the 70s.
I still wish I had my VW Thing that I owned while stationed in Panama in the 80’s but only because I have other cars to drive now. Blackhawks are amazing cars with the exception that they look like an Edsel mated with a Monte Carlo
Feb. 19, 2019----Thanks for the video. Many of these cars look like they should be in some sci-fi city movie. Getting back into modeling and this year buying a resin 3D printer and learn how to use CAD. Since seeing your video, have downloaded as many photos of the vehicles I liked seeing. Be interesting to print the body of them and put them on a plastic model frame.
Only 100 Holden Sandman's produced? Are you kidding? Even Chrysler Australia had more Drifter Panel vans than a mere 100. Ford had their own version known as The Sundowner. In America the panel van is based on a truck chassis and is known as a Sedan Delivery. Holden Panel vans were a lot more common back then and the Sandman was only one version.
Video implies only 100 Holden Sandman were made. That's not quite right. Only around 100 of the HQ model were made (1974), but the Sandman took off with the HJ model and continued through the HX and HZ models. At the peak, they were selling around 2000 a year. Sandman production ended in 1979
Hi All, the HQ media / prototype as test for dealers may have been 100, but it then became a regular option in the model. HQ even had a series 2 and i am guessing it was in that series. Note also at the same time the first 4 door monaro - HQ SS was tested with 253 V8 and 4speed manual only, that was so successfull they raised another batch, then introduced is a a 4door monaro ( up to this time the monaro only existed as a 2 door coupe ) again in the late HQ run as a permanent model, it ran for 4 model tears HQ-HJ-HX-HZ Sandman was popular as it had all of the performance sports car extras - gills in the guards, sports wheels, sports steering wheel, full instrumentation. HQ/HJ/HX they were available in 6cyl or 253 / 308 V8 , auto or manual HZ was V8 only During late HJ and most of HX , they often missed out of the guard gills as they were used on the monaro 4 door sedan and coupe, and as the sandman began as a base van on the production line, if there were any panel shortages the van missed out. Both 2 sets of neighbors and our bread delivery man had sandmans, why , they were manual and barely cost more than the base delivery van, insurance was cheap ! Plus they got good money as a trade in or selling of in the paper Production of sandman, would be in the 800-1,000 each year - they were everywhere in sydney, every big $$$ tradesman, sports fanatic, surfer The author on this video may be confusing it as well with a similar car - the overlander, which was available as wagon / ute / van - but these were a factory approved aftermarket conversion using 4x4 parts using a Dana m20 transfer case and a Dana m44 front drive made the car into a 4x4 and yes it looks like those crazy card on t-shirts The overlander production over 6 years was about 120, maybe where the 100 comes from in this advertisment
Wrong on the numbers and years of the Holden Sandman. They made thousands of 'em, from 1971 (HQ) to 1978 (HZ). I know, I'm Australian and so was it (and I had one).
Thank you,I liked the VW 181,it was a crude,basic sort of car,I replaced the carburettor with a FISH one,and a Lumenition electronic ignition conversion kit, went well...Holden Sandman was a Holden panel van tricked out and aimed at the youth market..Ford also had Sundowner,and Chrysler the Drifter..we made good cars here before the parent companies in USA pulled the plug on us..
not actually long enough. The Sandman was Holden's limited luxury/sports version of their panelvan - which itself is just a generic commercial vehicle with versions made by several companies. They're only the same length as a station wagon and would need stretching to be a hearse
@@NemoThorx Fords version was a Falcon Panel Van variety they called the Sundowner, it could be optioned with a 302 or 351, Chrysler used the CL Valiant it was called the Drifter.
fun fact, the volkswagen thing is based on the volkswagen kubelwagen,(pretty much the same car) this was a combat car that saw service in world war 2 by germany. 1970s', more like 1940's, but still great video, keep up the good work.
NOPE..! The Kübelwagen (bucket car or tub car) was indeed built from 1940 to 1945, but it's a different vehicle. It got its name due to the bucket formed seats in it (Kübelsitzwagen). The original was named Prototyp 62. A huge variety of them where made, with 4X4, turbo, supercharger and what not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen The one in the video is it's "brother" as it's also designed by Ferdinand Porsche (the inventor of the VW beetle) and shares the air-cooled boxer engine. The VW 181 (Thing) was called Kurierwagen (messenger car) and was used by the German army from 1968 to 1980. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181
@ Gabriel Coelho 'Thing' is from 1969, and the WW-II predecessor is from 1940. Both share the base of 'the bug', the crimped flat panels, the concept, but are different constructions.
4:00 ...no no ... they were made right up to the end of the 70's they were very common ... so a LOT more than 100 were made ... and 308cu inch (5litre) was the bigger motor
Well, the Sandman did actually go mass production... Utes and Panelvans were bloody popular over here in Australia where they were actually built. Those VW Things were pretty popular too. So, yeah, some of them were mass-market. Others... not the right time
We seem to have had a lot more imagination back in the '70s. Perhaps it was the weed, perhaps it was the LSD, but both the music and the concept cars were great. The clothes were pretty wild too. A great time to be alive. Unfortunately most of these concepts didn't make it into production.
I am surprised the AMC Gremlin is not on the list. I believe it was sold in the '70's or it might have been the 90's. I am not sure, but it looks as futuristic as many of the cars in this film.
I'd love to have one of those Beetle based Boxes. That would be a fun daily driver. I had a matchbox car of it when I was a kid. Of course, they added a giant spoiler to the rear roof, but this is the vehicle. Funny... I always envisioned it larger... as a medium sized van. It's why I was momentarily enamored with the GM APV line of minivans they came out with in the 90's. (The Pontiac TransPort, the Olds Silhouette, and the Chevy LuminaAPV. The Pontiac woulda looked cool in the dorky sort of way that my toy car did if it had that big dumb spoiler on it too..
Brubaker Box Very Nice 😍
That Lancia Stratos looks like the car in the movie "Black Moon Rising"
I came of age in the 70s.
We all looked forward to the future then. ... But now we only wish we could go back. 8 (
The Sandman, or Shaggin' wagon or root ute, was such an iconic car in Australia. Popular with surfers as they pretty much lived out of them and a good place to 'entertain'. The artworks on the panels were amazing!
They sometimes featured tasteful insignia to ram the point home, such as "If it's rockin, don't bother knockin" and "Don't look too close, might be your daughter in here"
Surprised you didn't mention the Sandman appearing in Mad Max, that's probably where most of us are familiar with it.
Sandman utes were everywhere in the 70s and 80s 100s of thousands of them ,I have travelled through mostof outback NSW and SA in one when I was a shearer.
The HQ is still one of the most sorted and best looking car designs out there... too bad we didn't get them (or the XA-XC Falcons) here in America. As a result, I was possibly conceived in a Chevrolet Vega wagon...
Guy who lived a couple of houses down from us had a Sandman that was completely lined in Denim. People would come from far and wide to see it.
That's not a van, that's a jan
Wow never heard of these cars except the Lancia and the Brubaker Box.
From the sublime to the ridiculous, you certainly covered both ends of the spectrum...
I would drive a brubaker all day long. Looks great.
Great to see an Aussie icon in the show. Luvin' it.😆😉
Loved it awesomeness
Thumbs up for the Sandman and Monaro.!!
Fun to see the Brubaker Box in the mix. I just finished restoring one and have been doing further research. Only 28 of these were built and less than 10 remain on the road today.
There is just something special about vehicles from the 70's
That's not how you spell "unreliable"...
@@RobMacKendrick Not all 70s cars were unreliable. Some were truly crap, but definitely not all of them
@@Mechknight73 Such as?
@@RobMacKendrick Any Holden of the 70s. Any Toyota of the 70s. Even the Australian Fords and Chryslers of the 70s were very reliable. Yes, prone to rust and suspension wear, but took something big to stop them. American and British cars of the same era were never built to cope with what Australian cars were. Holden's idea of a prototype test was to abuse a component UNTIL it broke, so they knew where the breaking point was. Then they'd do an "autopsy" on it and make it stronger
@@Mechknight73 Have to take your word for it, mate. UK and North American cars are all I had experience with. And there wasn't much there to write home about.
The Sandman was featured in the 1979 release Mad Max! Driven by Max Rockitanski, as a family weekend getaway, with an outstanding space themed airbrush in the panels. Always wanted one of those...
Several of these are basically real-world versions of The Homer.
PistonAvatarGuy when I was a kid I had no idea what was wrong with The Homer. It seemed to be a fantastic car.
hahaha exactly
Number 8, the Safari Car - Well, I wasn't sure it was possible, but I've finally seen doors even more ridiculous and impractical than scissor doors. In truth, the car looks like something out of a Hanna Barbara cartoon too.
My dad found a TAG at a scrap yard. He bought it fer 1500 bucks an restored it. Its now a trailer queen.
15 is the best ever since I saw it in MotorTrend
I like them all because cars are pieces of artwork which we display as we drive around instead of hanging on a wall...
Number 2 is my favorite. A car and a boat, I like the idea that they are separate then combined rather then the same as others are.
Wouldn't it be interesting to see more of that in future designs?
I wonder how the engine cools on the road peace
I'm confused and stunned. Very cool concept. Although they author doesn't clarify whether the boat is separated or is altogether one machine.
Wonder how many Aussies or Kiwi's are around today because of the iconic Aussie panelvan ?
10:00. When i see a car like this one, i think seventies was best years to be an engineer. Computers only for distraction. Pure talent.
The vehicle number 9 is extremely utilitarian because it's not wasting the space in front of the front row
if the design would have developed today we would have amazing vehicles
I'm fascinated by the Lakester. How did the linkage work with steering and powertrain?
We have a vw powered prototype bought 1968 as a kit car with half top ,seats, side skirts! Not a Manx! 51 years later and still looking Good! One owner one builder! A time Machine 🤯✌️
Its never gets old..history reappear....
And with the holdens, the actual panelvan started in the late 50's
The sandman did not just have 253ci v8s, they also had 308ci v8s the sandman was also made in the utes and a select number were commissioned to a guy in Tasmania who turned them into 4wd,s and called them overlanders, now those I would believe there to only be one hundred of.
Definitely more Sandmans made than mentioned in the video, I read somewhere there were a few early HQ's built with a 186 before the 202 came along in 72 also. Overlanders were also made from wagons, more of them survive now than vans or utes.
A few things about the Sandman,
1. The HQ, HJ refer to the years of manufacture, 1971-74 HQ, 74-76 HJ, 76 HX, 77-78 HZ. Equipment levels were Belmont, KIngswood, Premier. Body styles Ute, Panel Van, Station Wagon, Sedan, Coupe.
2 Sandman was a special edition of Panel Van aimed at the younger market to be a leisure vehicle rather than a work car.
3 All Panel Vans here earned the nickname shagging wagon, though it was usually reserved for the younger generations vans either Holden or Ford.
4 The younger generation loved to customise there van, not everyone could afford a Sandman so there were many customised plain Holden and Ford vans. Popular mods were tinted bubble windows in the shape of hearts, teardrops, circles, Plush shag pile carpet in the back with mirror tiles on the roof and walls. Big loud exhaust pipes running down the side of the car and murals painted on the bonnet, sides or tailgates.
5 Production started with the HQ and ended with the HZ, not sure how many were made but it would be closer to 100,000 then 400.
6 There was also a Sandman Ute (Utility)
I think my production number is exaggerated, but I'm sure it is more than 400, still trying to find some figures.
I miss the days, before every car looked the same! I wish car manufacturers still had imagination. Now they all just slightly modify someone else's design and call it their own.. smh
it's not that easy. today you have tests and regulations to be safer to pedestrians in case of colission. just imagine that trident hitting a person. but yeah, car makers tend to be safer today with designs, looking to what they think they can sell and not born of passion
Grig Turcescu it’s great that lives are being saved, but I swear that safer cars have resulted in worse drivers and worse pedestrians. Jaywalkers that don’t even turn their head to look at you, and walkers/joggers that travel again oncoming traffic, forcing them to make complete stops because they refuse to walk/jog briefly on flat dry cut grass, and assume that you should simply pass, despite how deadly it most likely is. “No. I just like stopping my car and watching you. That’s all.” But don’t get me started on the drivers...
@@UmmYeahOk i know what you mean. I remember an episode from Dr House, saying that if we would put knives instead of airbags there would be no accidents because nobody would want to activate them. As for pedestrians i totally agree with you. At least with drivers there are just a few idiots, but pedestrians are all so... uncaring. If i don't stop at a crossing I loose my license for a month. If he crosses on red he should loose the right to get out of his house unattented. I mean there should be a departement of people that attend this guys and very beurocratic. You need to get out of house? we have an open spot next week.
Ya... engineers used to have "it". Now days they sneak around to get photos of somebody elses design. Then change little. They are so generic.
In the 60's and 70's you had a hard time giving away station wagons, they made them a little taller and changed the name to a SUV. Now everyone has one, and they do all look alike, you control what people comsume you control the people,
The 70s looked like a fun era
I had a Sandman back in the 80,s
5:00 the homer mobile
Who remembers the Sandman from the first Mad Max movie?
Jessie, Jessie, you've not got a sense of humor...
Sterling Crockett condillini wants his hand back
I thought that was the one!
@@kevinpatrick8788 You see he was quite attached to it
I definitely do
The box is awesome! Minus those wood bumpers. And I dont care what anybody says the TAG is pretty sweet to.
Check the BB group on Facebook to see if they actually make a new BB.
@ 4:10 why no mention of the 308 which a lot of them had
That # 13 Stutz Blackhawk is straight up pimp mobile if ever there was one. I'm sure one of the oprions was a wide brimmed hat with a 3' feather sweeping off it.
Wakka chikka wakka chikka wakka chikka wakka chikka... Talkin' bout Shaft! Can you dig it?
I just love looking at unusual vehicles. :)
Holden Sandman is defiantly the best.
Defiantly, definitely.
These vehicles are sure different, but I like them.
It would be a real head turner if you drove these cars nowadays. That would be fun.
With all of the Drama that was going on during that era, from the Civil Rights movement to the Vietnam War, its good to see that someone was actually doing something constructive back then
I like the #1 by Porche. I think they should have made another one and put it in production. It is cool looking.
In reiteration...building another one would definitely showcase some of Porsche's design realms.
Holden was my favorite
#5 it seems to be built on different platforms- four-door versions seems to base on European Granada (5-bolt wheel hubs, longer wheelbase and independent rear suspension) and coupe is based on Taunus (4-bolt hubs, shorter wheelbase and rear live axle)
That Brewbaker just needs a vintage NASA logo,,,,, Luv the 70s
Brubaker, one shows up in a scene in Soylant Green. It's the only car you see. I wanted one back then.
echodelta9 ,,,That's great,,You have some great cars over in the States,I used to work in American spares here in England early 80s,,seeing being in them was a dream and I once briefly owned my dream car a 1970 Pontiac GTO,,wishing you a great weekend,,,
A modified Brubaker Box was the Ark Roamer in the 70s kids tv show "Ark II"
So I guess I'm the only one who likes the Trident personal luxury land yacht then? Ok. I'm cool with that. Thing looks like a Bonneville (prominent nose) got crossed with a 70s Eldorado (faired-in rear wheels). Could never be made today as I'm sure any pedestrians it hit wouldn't live to tell the tale, but I still want one.
Sandman vans are pure Mad Max. The Aussies had some great-looking cars in the 70s.
back then, nothing was impossible
I still wish I had my VW Thing that I owned while stationed in Panama in the 80’s but only because I have other cars to drive now.
Blackhawks are amazing cars with the exception that they look like an Edsel mated with a Monte Carlo
My favourite, by a long shot, is number 16. :)
Feb. 19, 2019----Thanks for the video. Many of these cars look like they should be in some sci-fi city movie. Getting back into modeling and this year buying a resin 3D printer and learn how to use CAD. Since seeing your video, have downloaded as many photos of the vehicles I liked seeing. Be interesting to print the body of them and put them on a plastic model frame.
What a Shocker a Porsche caught fire 🔥
The TAG (#9) would’ve made the ultimate family truckster. I’d buy one in a second if I found it
Only 100 Holden Sandman's produced? Are you kidding? Even Chrysler Australia had more Drifter Panel vans than a mere 100. Ford had their own version known as The Sundowner. In America the panel van is based on a truck chassis and is known as a Sedan Delivery. Holden Panel vans were a lot more common back then and the Sandman was only one version.
awesome video guys!! one of my fav eras for cars! I looooove that Blackhawk but the price is still very high for one!
Video implies only 100 Holden Sandman were made. That's not quite right. Only around 100 of the HQ model were made (1974), but the Sandman took off with the HJ model and continued through the HX and HZ models. At the peak, they were selling around 2000 a year. Sandman production ended in 1979
Hi All, the HQ media / prototype as test for dealers may have been 100, but it then became a regular option in the model. HQ even had a series 2 and i am guessing it was in that series.
Note also at the same time the first 4 door monaro - HQ SS was tested with 253 V8 and 4speed manual only, that was so successfull they raised another batch, then introduced is a a 4door monaro ( up to this time the monaro only existed as a 2 door coupe ) again in the late HQ run as a permanent model, it ran for 4 model tears HQ-HJ-HX-HZ
Sandman was popular as it had all of the performance sports car extras - gills in the guards, sports wheels, sports steering wheel, full instrumentation.
HQ/HJ/HX they were available in 6cyl or 253 / 308 V8 , auto or manual
HZ was V8 only
During late HJ and most of HX , they often missed out of the guard gills as they were used on the monaro 4 door sedan and coupe, and as the sandman began as a base van on the production line, if there were any panel shortages the van missed out. Both 2 sets of neighbors and our bread delivery man had sandmans, why , they were manual and barely cost more than the base delivery van, insurance was cheap ! Plus they got good money as a trade in or selling of in the paper
Production of sandman, would be in the 800-1,000 each year - they were everywhere in sydney, every big $$$ tradesman, sports fanatic, surfer
The author on this video may be confusing it as well with a similar car - the overlander, which was available as wagon / ute / van - but these were a factory approved aftermarket conversion using 4x4 parts using a Dana m20 transfer case and a Dana m44 front drive made the car into a 4x4 and yes it looks like those crazy card on t-shirts
The overlander production over 6 years was about 120, maybe where the 100 comes from in this advertisment
thanks minds eye I REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS VIDEO!!
Our pleasure!
I love type 181. That is my dream car
I actually klicked on the link in the video description below to check out the HUD-Thingy.
#15 & #13, I will take both.
#7 looks like a smart car
I LOVED IT
liked the box
I like the Brubaker
They created a vehicle with just one wheel and can carry 4 people !
Some good fishing trips to be had in that lakester
The Sandman was featured in Mad Max Road Warrior wasn't it? He and his wife was driving it.
Maybe, i remember similar vehicle in movie.
Yep, HZ model, last model Sandman.
@@Tiger351 Mad Max drove an HX Sandman
Wrong on the numbers and years of the Holden Sandman. They made thousands of 'em, from 1971 (HQ) to 1978 (HZ). I know, I'm Australian and so was it (and I had one).
how did it drive? would you recommend it?
Was looking for this comment, also, no mention of the Ford Ex panel?
@@johnvanveen204 they drove like the sedan except way happier to spin the rear wheels.
Sandman in Australia, Pinto Wagon in the US.
Thank you,I liked the VW 181,it was a crude,basic sort of car,I replaced the carburettor with a FISH one,and a Lumenition electronic ignition conversion kit, went well...Holden Sandman was a Holden panel van tricked out and aimed at the youth market..Ford also had Sundowner,and Chrysler the Drifter..we made good cars here before the parent companies in USA pulled the plug on us..
Bring back the Volkswagen Thing!
#7 was my fav!!😍😍
The Brubaker looks amazing
The Hustler cars, especially the Highlander needed to be on this list.
couldnt find his link but very inspiring ...............................
I'll take one of each.
Funny cars
Yay you did the Thing!!!
i want one of those TAGs
That sabato is P reg 1975/76 here in UK,,
The Sandman sure would have made a nice hearse :)
not actually long enough.
The Sandman was Holden's limited luxury/sports version of their panelvan - which itself is just a generic commercial vehicle with versions made by several companies. They're only the same length as a station wagon and would need stretching to be a hearse
@@NemoThorx Fords version was a Falcon Panel Van variety they called the Sundowner, it could be optioned with a 302 or 351, Chrysler used the CL Valiant it was called the Drifter.
@@adriaandeleeuw8339 yup. And don't forget the Surferoo and Surfsider models from Ford, decked out from the factory with camping gear!
I loved #11 in Mad Max
minute 9:58 that is Mexico City the place is the sports palace "palacio de los deportes" and looks so beautifull, what a times !!!
I love tandem axil vehicles
fun fact, the volkswagen thing is based on the volkswagen kubelwagen,(pretty much the same car) this was a combat car that saw service in world war 2 by germany.
1970s', more like 1940's, but still great video, keep up the good work.
NOPE..! The Kübelwagen (bucket car or tub car) was indeed built from 1940 to 1945, but it's a different vehicle.
It got its name due to the bucket formed seats in it (Kübelsitzwagen). The original was named Prototyp 62. A huge variety of them where made, with 4X4, turbo, supercharger and what not. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_K%C3%BCbelwagen
The one in the video is it's "brother" as it's also designed by Ferdinand Porsche (the inventor of the VW beetle) and shares the air-cooled boxer engine. The VW 181 (Thing) was called Kurierwagen (messenger car) and was used by the German army from 1968 to 1980. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_181
@@kalleklp7291 thanks for the help. Great research job there.
@ Gabriel Coelho
'Thing' is from 1969, and the WW-II predecessor is from 1940. Both share the base of 'the bug', the crimped flat panels, the concept, but are different constructions.
The brown Zero looks like it should be Wolverines car.
4:00 ...no no ... they were made right up to the end of the 70's they were very common ... so a LOT more than 100 were made ... and 308cu inch (5litre) was the bigger motor
Correct, but at least they got the other facts right - rare for Americans...
Thanks again, always a pleasure :) peace
10:12 I wonder who put the hit on it? Enzo? Things don't just catch fire!
John Delorean.
They can be great stylish EVs today, teak a little,
God bless.
The only ones I like are the Sandman, Brubaker van and the Porsche.
I read that there are some planning to bring the Brubaker Boxes back, perhaps as an electric? There is a group on the BB on Facebook.
A BB group on Facebook has a person who plans to bring back the Brubaker Boxes, perhaps as an electric version?
Like the Briggs car.....would drive one.
Totally awesome
To include the Thing/181 with all these extremely limited production/concept vehicles is sheer lunacy considering over 100,000 of them were produced.
In other realities, every one of these cars made mass production.
Well, the Sandman did actually go mass production... Utes and Panelvans were bloody popular over here in Australia where they were actually built. Those VW Things were pretty popular too. So, yeah, some of them were mass-market. Others... not the right time
@@databanks You definitely know your stuff.
@@millenniumxdtvmediaandarts1679 Nah, just lived through a lot of it. Damn I miss my old XC falcon ute. That thing was fun
Yes, to bad I was too young to drive then.
We seem to have had a lot more imagination back in the '70s. Perhaps it was the weed, perhaps it was the LSD, but both the music and the concept cars were great. The clothes were pretty wild too. A great time to be alive. Unfortunately most of these concepts didn't make it into production.
I am surprised the AMC Gremlin is not on the list. I believe it was sold in the '70's or it might have been the 90's. I am not sure, but it looks as futuristic as many of the cars in this film.
Let's us know which it was 70s or maybe 90s, then I'll go get the video and show you the Gremlin has already been featured.
Minds Eye Design the AMC Gremlin was in the 70's. In the 90's, my dad used to. Drop me off at college in it.
I'd love to have one of those Beetle based Boxes. That would be a fun daily driver.
I had a matchbox car of it when I was a kid. Of course, they added a giant spoiler to the rear roof, but this is the vehicle. Funny... I always envisioned it larger... as a medium sized van. It's why I was momentarily enamored with the GM APV line of minivans they came out with in the 90's. (The Pontiac TransPort, the Olds Silhouette, and the Chevy LuminaAPV. The Pontiac woulda looked cool in the dorky sort of way that my toy car did if it had that big dumb spoiler on it too..