The Year Vision CRAIG STARE’S 1941 WILLYS COUPE

IN 1981 three Christchurch-based rodders, Tony McMahon, Harry Wright and I drove across America in an old mid-‘60s Cadillac to the Street Rod Nationals in Columbus, Ohio. Being 24 years old and on the trip of a lifetime, I had US $3,400 spending money, supposedly enough to last me six months. I thought I was made.

I had a dream car, like everyone. Mine was a ‘41 Willys Coupe. At the Nationals, I heard of a coupe, a complete roller that was for sale. I convinced my team that we