Yep thats right Dave, it had competed in at least one long distance race in the US before it was freighted back to NZ. But for A-Sedans, the SCCA Trans-Am series is considered the most important championship, so a car that raced in the Trans-Am between 1966 - 1972 is now more desirable in the US than an A-Sedan that hasn't, unless its something a bit special, like Smokey Yunnicks Kar-Kraft '69 Mustang. The Bryan/Dawson Mustang raced in the US before making its way to NZ, but not in a Trans-Am race, unlike the Egan/Kennett/Dunlop Mustang, which came from the same batch of 27 or 28 Shelby Mustangs built for A-Sedan competition, but which had quite a bit of Trans-Am racing history before it ended up in NZ. Sounds a bit strange really, to most Kiwis the Bryan/Dawson car is more important.

There is now a racing series for cars that competed in at least one Trans-Am race between 1966 - 1972 called Historic Trans-Am, but only cars that actually raced in the Trans-Am in this period are eligible, and its quite a desirable group to be involved with.