Persistence Pays Off

Coy Jones Brings Home the El Camino that Stole His Heart Coy Jones of Sorrento, FL, was at Old Town in Kissimmee one Saturday in 2016, with his 1963 Impala Super Sport, when he saw this 1969 El Camino. Coy spoke with the owner, Don Piispanen of St. Cloud, FL, who had just finished doing a two-year, frame-off restoration. Coy couldn’t take his eyes off the El Camino and tried to buy it, but Don wasn’t interested in selling. Coy moved on, eventually selling the Impala and picking up a 1955 Bel Air. He kept the Bel Air for about