Wayne’s Barn Find

(Updated)

There were some unique cars at the Morrin car show today but none more interesting than Wayne’s 1950 Ford. It’s becoming increasingly rare to hear of an actual barn find anymore but this car was recently found in the Morrin area, just a few kilometres from town, in an old barn which had collapsed around the car. The car had sat lonely and unloved for 59 years. The last time it was on the road was in 1966 which is the year of the front licence plate.

Since I originally posted this story, I received the photo of the car upon its removal from the barn, and some details provided by Nicole:

“So the engine was seized solid, Wayne had to work it for a good day straight to get it to free up. We only had the vehicle for 2 weeks prior to the show. We worked till midnight every night to get it ready.

The vehicle had a lot of love and support from the Community. It was well known by the locals. We got to meet a lot of people who had good memories of the vehicle. Going to the drive-in theaters. Getting their driver’s license on it. We named it Carlos DougArt.

Doug was Arts dad and passed it down to Art.”

The 1949-51 “Shoebox” Ford was the first post-war new body style for Ford and was instrumental in keeping Ford viable in the automobile business. The stylish and modern design resonated with the public and it led to a resurgence in Ford’s sales and profitability,

I have many more photos from the Morrin show which I will post in the upcoming days.