History
I was reading Ralph magazine when I saw a two-page spread of the new VY Sandman by HBD. I said to my wife, "We should get one of these," to which she replied "Do they come in purple?"
With Cosmo Mica available on the VYII, there was only one answer, "Yes they do, baby. Yes. They. Do."
The rest is history. We ordered the car in February 2004 and took delivery in about May after a delay getting the optional HBD Sandman canopy fitted.
It bounced between limited use and daily driver ever since, depending on the situation.
My wife died of breast cancer in 2018, leaving me with two young kids, so it doesn't get driven much at all at the moment.
Modifications
The car is dead stock as it came from the factory, except for a gas injection system.
