Family wagon hidden in a barn for 52 years gets emotional revival as detailers restore the long-forgotten classic
Published on Mar 04, 2026 at 6:42 AM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Mar 03, 2026 at 4:47 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
This 1963 Mercury Colony Park wagon has spent the last 52 years hidden away in a barn, but it’s finally been saved.
This used to be a vacation car and was also used for the school run.
Unfortunately, it became the sort of thing you’d find in a junkyard.
But after this restoration, it’s now worthy of a museum.
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This wagon looks as good as new after its first wash in 50+ years
This 1963 Mercury Colony Park is a family heirloom, but it remained untouched in a barn for over half a century.
It was last registered in 1974, and it sat abandoned for about 50 years.
Then, nearly two years ago, the daughter of the original owner decided the time had come to give the car a new life, and so she got in touch with WD Detailing.
It was covered in dust, there were dead rats in it, the spark plug wires were snapped, the belts had disintegrated, and the list went on.
Amazingly, they managed to clean it up and start it up again.
While this Mercury Colony Park is technically not a woody (woodies were cars built with wood, whereas this one only features decorative wood on the side), this wagon is still a hugely important and valuable classic.
Although, for obvious reasons, the owner is never going to sell this Mercury.
A trip down memory lane is priceless.
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These guys pioneered a new way of ‘restoring’ cars
The guys from WD Detailing restore cars, but they do from a totally different perspective.
They built a whole YouTube channel around washing and detailing cars because, nine times out of 10, a good wash is already enough to make the car look a million times better, and newer.
The result is outstanding, and it’s incredible to see just how good a car looks right after a simple wash.
A while back, they gave a decrepit Acura NSX with mice living inside it its first wash in years.
They also tackled a Ferrari that hadn’t been cleaned in nearly 30 years and a Pontiac that hadn’t been washed in over 40 years.
They even cleaned up a Tesla, and it’s truly satisfying stuff to watch.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
