A lighted "FORD" sign

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Used-Ford-D...736?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c732ad840

never mind the garage Doug, that'd be mounted to the front of my truck! hahaha. That's cool

Take pictures if you do!

Always wanted to get some old dealership signs...but doggon I'd need a loan from FT Knox.

fatherdoug said:

Take pictures if you do!

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of course!!!!

UTfball68 said:

Always wanted to get some old dealership signs...but doggon I'd need a loan from FT Knox.

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No kidding, the prices for old enamel metal signs, ouch!

amkatt1 said:

No kidding, the prices for old enamel metal signs, ouch!

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I get my hopes up watching shows like American Pickers that those enamel signs are out there in a barn for cheap...I have yet to find that barn or person letting it go cheap.

$1500? Dang.....but that would be cool to own and put up in a garage for sure!

UTfball68 said:

I get my hopes up watching shows like American Pickers that those enamel signs are out there in a barn for cheap...I have yet to find that barn or person letting it go cheap.

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I tivo that show and try to catch an episode here and there when the opportunity arises and when I see them pull out old Ford signs, it gets my thoughts going also on finding something like that.

There is another one on Ebay(lighted) for $500. I can't find it right now, though. I also enjoy watching American pickers pull old porcelain signs out of barns. The people USUALLY know what they are worth, though.

UTfball68 said:

I get my hopes up watching shows like American Pickers that those enamel signs are out there in a barn for cheap...I have yet to find that barn or person letting it go cheap.

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That's a setup for the show. I have been pick'n stuff for 20 years or so and have a friend that has done it for 50 years or more. Years ago you could find stuff but now finding a Nut( even a blind squirrel finds a nut from time to time.) is rare

smokey said:

That's a setup for the show. I have been pick'n stuff for 20 years or so and have a friend that has done it for 50 years or more. Years ago you could find stuff but now finding a Nut( even a blind squirrel finds a nut from time to time.) is rare

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Yeah...I've bought grab bags at auctions, random sotrage units, picked through old houses/buildings, etc etc...there's usually some meat left on the bone, but rarely do I come across something I could double or triple my money on. Usually the best luck I have is talking to my demolition/contractor buddies and let me have go before they tear in to their project...but they usually want 50% of profits.

I still get a lot of stuff I can double my money in often. Nothing great just little stuff that I can pick up for 50 bucks our under.
My best find recently was old civil war photos and post cards bought a old album full of them for a few bucks under 50 and each card over 20 in the album is worth a few hundred each. I kept them for my collection of civil war stuff.

Here's some wall art for ya Ben.
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/pts/4040261265.html

That's a good looking grille. I <3 car parts as wall art.