A MUCH-loved old ute has found new a new life after it was given away by the owners of a Mildura boat retailer to a former AFL player turned car restorer.

The story of how the team at Sunraysia Marine came to hand over the keys for free to their 1991 Toyota HiLux rear-wheel-drive pick up, affectionately known as BOATS7, to former Port Adelaide and Gold Coast key forward Charlie Dixon has a bit of...