Street Machine

DAD’S DATTO

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THIS ’64 Datsun pano (above) was Coco’s grandfathe­r’s. Still original with only 50,000 miles on the clock, it’s the one car that’s remained with the family against all odds.

“Dad [above left] was always buying something and tidying it up to sell,” Coco says. “When I was about 13, he built a Morris Minor panel van. Coming home from school, I’d give him a hand.

We drove it to Perth for the Morris Minor Nationals, won Top Modified Panel Van, then someone offered him good money for it and he sold it.”

Is the HK on its way out, then? “No. I hated him selling them, so I think I turned out the opposite. The only car he hasn’t sold is that Datsun panel van.

“I had a young fella 12 months ago, and Dad said, ‘You guys have got to keep handing it down.’”

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