Since he had known about the car for many years, Brad Kennedy’s 1953 Hudson Hornet probably doesn’t really qualify as a surprise “barn find.”
It was more of a Sleeping Beauty.
The Oconto Falls, Wis., resident knew the car had been sitting idle in his mother-in-law’s garage for more than 40 years by the time Kennedy found out he and his wife were in line to eventually get the car. That day finally came in 2013, when the amazing light gray sedan finally saw the light of day and began its second life.
“My wife and I have been married for coming up on 25 years, so I knew about the car and saw it sitting in the garage with its original tires flat on the rims,” Kennedy said. “My wife’s grandpa bought it brand new in 1953. He bought it new … in Brillion, Wis. His name was Henry Theissen, and he bought it new off the lot for $3,268. After his trade-in he paid $2,250.”
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