Here the 3. option is the most used (by far) but it's like pjt33 said, what you say first has, in general, more "impact"
when you hear "un coche a tu padre" you picture in your mind the car, and then you give it to someone, in this case, a father. The other way you picture a father, and then you give something to him, in this case, a car.
This explanation is very informal and inacurrate, in theory and in general use take in account they are all the same, but I like to picture it like way.
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Please, don't hesitate to correct my English.
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