YOUR TURN BEFORE & AFTER
PRICE RANGE: $66,000 - $124,000
1967 DATSUN 411 WAGON
PRICE RANGE: $3,200 - $12,900
Greg and Becky Childs of Surprise, Arizona, own several old Datsuns, and they couldn’t resist this 1967 WRL411 wagon when they saw it listed on
bringatrailer.com (see page 10). For $3,500, they got a surprisingly rare (Datsun only sold 45,500 cars in the U.S. that year) and rust-free California car in driver condition. The paint was ancient, the suspension was shot and the engine was tired and burned oil, but it pulled strongly and the car was complete. Even better, the interior was in great shape. They’ve since stroked the origi- nal 96-horsepower 1,600-cc engine to 2,000 cc, rebuilt the four-speed manual
transmission and suspension, added
glasspacks and a MagnaFlow muffler, and redone the inte- rior, complete with period-correct floor mats. Add a custom paintjob with pinstripes and a Thermador evaporative cool- er (also known as a “swamp cooler”), and their little Datsun wagon is a standout. Greg Childs explains that “my wife and I restored it ourselves except for the paint, and she did much of the wrenching herself.” Becky adds, “If you don’t drive it, it’s furniture.” And the Childs drive “Alice” regularly. You’ll find them at local shows year round, where Doug says the WRL411 attracts much more attention than their far rarer classic Datsuns, including a 1963 right-hand-drive Bluebird and a 1963 NL320 pickup.
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Gaylen Hovanic of Oregon City, Oregon, bought his 1954 Jaguar XK 120 in 1970. The old cat was on its eighth life, and he moved it from place to place for 10 years until he had the time, money and space to start a res- toration. After another 10 years, he finished the car and entered it in the 1990 Portland All British Field Meet, where it took second place in the Peoples Choice category. Today, it still looks as good as it did in 1990, and it sits front and center in Gaylen’s garage. “Many times during those first 20 years my wife secretly wished I would just get rid of it,” Gaylen says. “Now she’s glad she didn’t complain aloud.”
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