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    PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

    Jan 26, 2022 5 minutes
    STORY IAIN KELLY
    PHOTOS
    MITCH HEMMING

    THE ups and downs of project-car life can test our patience, resolve and mental fortitude at the best of times, but Pas Daskalakis wanted his ’74 XB Falcon coupe to be insane right from the word go – hence the number plates it now wears! This hand-built, 700hp streeter represents a nine-year long pursuit of what Pas sees as the ultimate hardtop.

    “When you make a decision to build a custom car and change almost everything, there will be challenges, and you quickly become a problem solver,” Pas says. “We have fitted, removed and refitted panels, the running gear and the interior trim over a dozen times to get this car right. But if you surround yourself with a great team of experts, then the challenges become easy and you enjoy

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