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This gorgeous green machine - a 1975 HJ Holden van photographed in southern Tasmania during February, 2026 - says a lot about today's classic car market.  And what it really, really tells us is that prices are out of control!  Seventy grand is a lot of moolah.  Yes.  $70,000 for an HJ! (According to its publicly available Transport Tasmania registration data, it is an HJ, even if it's wearing an HX grille.) It has GTS front mudguards, a set of very tasty five-spoke alloys and a classic bubble rear window in the very best of custom van tradition.  However, it doesn't appear to be a Sandman - it lacks the stripes and decals - and there's no indication whether it's a straight-six or a V8. None of this is to say that the car's not worth every cent of its asking price.  The paint and panels are great, older Holdens in decent condition are getting harder to find, and the prices of genuine Sandmans and other models with cult followings - performance Toranas, Monar...