Gigantic Ferrari sign great for the garage

Interesting...

Matt

 

Can I buy a vowel?

 

Funny.. maybe they will soon sell their inventory on CL too!!!

 

Haha...that's yugeee!

 

That's not a bad price.

 

Hmmm, postage to UK could be restrictive.

 

Wow, that's actually a great price.

 

Vic , nice find bro. I just forwarded it to my buddy who just built a warehouse for his Fcars. Thx.

 

too bad its plastic. I am sure a sign like this could be made for less than $5k. There was a Porsche dealership sign for sale a few years ago. Guy wanted $10k. Sign guy said he could make the same sign (using LED) for $3k....

Old modern signs have no real value.

The OLD signs are where they money is.

 

Someday these will also be old.

 

but they will still be plastic...which is easy to make.

 

My very simple, rectangular sign for my business with vinyl graphic letters was $4K. This is a smoking deal for someone with a nice man cave

 

I agree. If it was local I would probably pull the trigger on it.

Sure, having the face panels laser/water cut is not a big deal but boxing in the sides of everything and setting it up for lighting is no small task.

 

Vic , next time you are coming let me know. Lunch , dinner , beach and cigars bro . Your choice. Best ,Kirk

 

We get it, you're not interested. Go make one then.

 

Negative Nelly we call em around here

 

If I had room, that would be great. I love the way it looks. And the fact it is plastic great.

 

The sign I DID have made was a LED lit Porsche sign that was a replica of a 1980s Porsche dealership sign. It is probably 20 feet long and the letters are maybe 2 feet tall. I would have to measure next time I am in the barn.

From what I was told using LEDs vs neon saves a ton. The signs that are plastic (like the one I had made) have molds which are available to commercial sign companies.

That is all I remember.

I have a small collection of true old porcelain signs. Mostly from the 50s-70s. Gas pumps as well. Get this, the Chinese are making near perfect vintage looking porcelain signs. Copied down to the wear and tear. Insane details. So good it turned me off from buying more signs. I couldn't easily tell the difference and I doubt I am the only one.

 

I would love to light that up and put it on the roof of the house. Just think how neat it would look at night glowing Yellow. Just make it a out door light.

 

I too am a collector of genuine enamel(porcelain) signs.

You generally can tell fact from fiction depending on where your purchase site is,ie ebay,craigslist etc.

One quick method is if there are no photo's of the rear of the sign then it's usually fake.
A case in point,in West Aussie there is a dealer who sells both,his fairdinkum signs get the full photo treatment,his repro's don't get the rear pics taken.

If the rear is also quite shiny with some enamel(porcelain) dribbles,it's the same.

If you are up close and personal with the sign,another method is to twist,or try to,the sign.If it twists it should be fake,if it's rigid,it's dinkydi.

I have never seen fake double sided signs so can't comment.

There are also fake tin painted signs that need a second look and are actually more difficult to discern from genuine.

 

Great info...thanks.

I was buying from a guy who was nationally known. He has an epic collection in Texas. He told me that he was challenged by the fakes and was only buying sight unseen from his known sources.

How crazy is it that there are fake 50+ year old things for sale?

As a fellow collector to you believe plastic signs will ever be valued like their porcelain grandfathers?

 

Quiet, you! I'm still upset I missed the fridge...