Red Dawson's Willys Coupe

[Steve Holmes]

Pictured here is what is thought to be the famous Red Dawson Chevy powered Willys Allcomer coupe, that terrorized New Zealand race tracks back in the early 1960s.

The car has been in the ownership of a Willys collector from Shirley, Christchurch, for many years, and while its condition is far from perfect, its certainly very much restorable.

Sadly, the owner recently passed away, and all his cars were put up for tender just in the last few weeks, with the tenders now closed.

We're hoping someone can shed some light on who has bought this very important piece of New Zealand motor racing history. We're hoping its now owned by someone who understands and appreciates its significance, as it'd be sad to see it chopped up and hot rodded, and stripped of all its history.