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Daisy

1970 VW BEETLE OWNED BY NIKKI

AS TOLD TO Joshua Brosnahan PHOTO Federico Corradi I have had her Daisy for over 25 years. I absolutely love her. My husband worked in a car yard in Brisbane, and she was traded-in. I had asked him to look out for one for me, and I was ecstatic when he bought her home. We moved back here in 2002 and bought her over in a shipping container. It took a long time to get over people looking and waving at me. So many people say to me how much they love her, and a lot of them have said that they had one back in the day. I also see people taking photos of her.

I love my Daisy and would not be the same without her.

My husband Murray stopped driving her to work, as his old workmates gave him the nickname Daisy. His friends still call him Daisy!

A while ago, we were approached by The Chateau in the Park for Daisy to be front and centre at a party they were hosting. Daisy was driven into The Great Hall and had all her doors open and disco balls inside her. When we had Daisy in for repairs, the Wizard’s Beetle was getting fixed as well – apparently, everyone was looking at Daisy and not the Wizard’s car.