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Posted By: Wasatch Man Signs with character - Sat Mar 11 2017 09:38 PM
I would love to see everyone's worst condition signs , here are some of mine and I like them a lot . Thanks Peter

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Posted By: advertologist Re: Signs with character - Sat Mar 11 2017 10:53 PM
mine .. ... cool

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Sat Mar 11 2017 11:05 PM
Dang it Randy , I think you may have bumped me out of the lead for having the sign or signs with the most character .
Posted By: advertologist Re: Signs with character - Sat Mar 11 2017 11:15 PM
Originally Posted By Wasatch Man
Dang it Randy , I think you may have bumped me out of the lead for having the sign or signs with the most character .


Pete - appears too have been around the block a few times,
its a beater but displays nice outside on the deck .. ... cool
Posted By: huskybob Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 02:36 AM
Posted By: advertologist Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 02:56 AM
how come this post got split? .. ... cool
same post 2 different areas?

http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=114966&Number=681819#Post681819
Posted By: Steven C. Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 10:02 AM
She's awful crusty but I love her. Going to mount to some old barn wood.

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Posted By: DWSheffer Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 12:31 PM
This is the worst of the two Aircraft signs I found a couple years ago...at least it isn't an India special, lol!
Darin

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Posted By: 72Scamp Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 02:57 PM
Here's mine.

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 03:44 PM
Thanks for all the great pictures , its very amusing to me . I found a couple more of my own. Peter

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Posted By: Done4 Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 03:45 PM
The Nash painted tin sign I found on the inside of a ClearVision visible covering an access hole. A couple of other signs rather long in the tooth.

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Posted By: GILMORE Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 04:45 PM
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Posted By: Steven C. Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 04:51 PM
This thread is awesome!! I can see that little Conoco stand/sign in someones scope at 200 yards!
Posted By: GILMORE Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 04:56 PM
Originally Posted By Steven C.
This thread is awesome!! I can see that little Conoco stand/sign in someones scope at 200 yards!


smile ... What's funny is that the one the other side is awesome, with only chipping by the rings. Go figure...
Posted By: Mikegoe Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 05:01 PM
My hood tire guy ( or what's left of him )

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Posted By: Done4 Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 08:56 PM
It's so cool to see some love given to signs that most people won't want.
Posted By: Nucky Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 12 2017 10:38 PM
my texaco from 1934, it's on the wall behind my computer since I bought it a few years ago



and my coca cola from 1937

Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: Signs with character - Mon Mar 13 2017 12:35 AM
Here is some of mine.













Posted By: huskybob Re: Signs with character - Mon Mar 13 2017 05:39 AM




Posted By: hotrodfun1 Re: Signs with character - Mon Mar 13 2017 06:23 AM
My worse sign for condition U.S. tires

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Posted By: Speedracer Re: Signs with character - Mon Mar 13 2017 07:24 AM
I nominate Tom's (Nochevys) sign....

Scroll down on thread...

http://www.oldgas.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=680679#Post680679

Now that's a sign with character and a cool story. I also remember someone recently finding one that a tree grew around as well.
Posted By: bsplichal95 Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 14 2017 02:42 AM
One of my favorites. It is a neon sign...

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Posted By: hotrodfun1 Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 14 2017 04:26 AM
How do you tell that is a neon Conoco?
Posted By: LOWright Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 14 2017 09:50 AM
Must be the center holes are not cut out....
Posted By: coopersplace Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 14 2017 01:22 PM
Rough but still desirable to some, left and right facing originals.

Posted By: The Rip Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 14 2017 03:22 PM
Mobil

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Posted By: huskybob Re: Signs with character - Wed Mar 15 2017 05:42 AM
Used to belong to a friend of mine.



Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Thu Mar 16 2017 09:02 PM
My only claim to fame, I got to try to keep this going . Peter

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Posted By: kenr Re: Signs with character - Fri Mar 17 2017 03:08 AM
Anyone need alittle opaline

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Posted By: LOWright Re: Signs with character - Fri Mar 17 2017 11:51 AM
Here's one of mine..

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Posted By: nochevys Re: Signs with character - Fri Mar 17 2017 09:25 PM
I like me some character! I have a couple others i'll post later. I have too much snow to be able to take pictures frown

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Description: And the sign I found it the creek speedracer mentioned
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Posted By: JimT Re: Signs with character - Fri Mar 17 2017 10:54 PM
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Posted By: Blackout Re: Signs with character - Sat Mar 18 2017 08:05 PM
someone decided to cut off the top red ball of the Indian Gas at some point in its life
Posted By: gaspumpg Re: Signs with character - Wed Mar 22 2017 07:20 PM
just a few of my many......

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Posted By: 710 Re: Signs with character - Sun Mar 26 2017 07:45 PM
Fun Topic. Here's one I wish was better.
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Posted By: mtrotnic Re: Signs with character - Fri Jun 08 2018 01:58 AM
My "most character"

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Posted By: Steven C. Re: Signs with character - Fri Jun 08 2018 08:26 AM
Eh, for $35 I'll make some kind of cool display with it.
I love it!!

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 06:31 PM
I found a few more.

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Posted By: Done4 Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 07:05 PM
Here are a couple of mine.

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 07:25 PM
Those are actually great looking signs even with character.
Posted By: RMikita Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 10:19 PM
I like this category, as most everything I have fits.

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Posted By: RMikita Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 10:25 PM
This 2 piece one is approx 14 feet long that someone cut the corner out was repurposed into roofing at one time.

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 10:52 PM
If I just look a little closer I keep finding them.

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Posted By: ALSS72 Re: Signs with character - Sun Jan 20 2019 10:56 PM
A couple I just got

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Posted By: Big Block Cat Re: Signs with character - Mon Jan 21 2019 01:25 AM
a few for me, the last one is a shell paddle sign smile

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Posted By: Craig Osbeck Re: Signs with character - Mon Jan 21 2019 03:22 AM
Found this sign years ago. A little hammer work and hand paint made it good from 25 ft.

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Posted By: MATT ALVAREZ Re: Signs with character - Mon Jan 21 2019 04:01 AM
Here is one I did a partial brush touch. It looks better without flash. The black does not look as glossy.

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Posted By: advertologist Re: Signs with character - Mon Jan 21 2019 04:48 AM
definitely an improvement, a little easier too look at .. ... cool
Posted By: CJ Re: Signs with character - Wed Feb 27 2019 12:14 AM
Haven't seen this sign much.

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Posted By: bennett_646 Re: Signs with character - Wed Feb 27 2019 05:22 PM
Here is one of mine

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Posted By: CarltonHendricks Re: Signs with character - Wed Feb 27 2019 09:32 PM
Originally Posted by Steven C.
She's awful crusty but I love her. Going to mount to some old barn wood.

you're sure that's not a repop from india?...just kid'n...luv it!
Posted By: Esso74 Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 26 2019 01:58 AM
Crusty stuff !!!!! I have .

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Posted By: cormy Re: Signs with character - Tue Mar 26 2019 01:33 PM
Till a nicer one comes along..

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Posted By: tikiranch Re: Signs with character - Tue Apr 09 2019 08:08 PM
Survivor Hwy 29

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Posted By: advertologist Re: Signs with character - Tue Apr 09 2019 08:20 PM
seen its better days .. ... cool

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Posted By: scott434 Re: Signs with character - Mon Jul 08 2019 03:51 PM
All of mine have character!
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Posted By: Skydog Re: Signs with character - Sun Jul 21 2019 08:44 PM
Here is my worst, unfortunately my Fire Dept. caused the damage. We were burning an old house and garage in the country for a training burn, the owners assured us they had removed everything they wanted to keep and there was a lot of furniture and personal belongings in the house. the garage had workbenches along the exterior walls and lots of junk. This made for a realistic drill, during the overhaul I pulled a section of the garage wall down and this sign fell out with it. It had been slid in behind one of the benches. The woman who owned the place says "oh that was my Dad's, just throw it away" so I asked her if I could have it.
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Not the best but it has character!
Greg
Posted By: RetroPetro Re: Signs with character - Sun Jul 21 2019 09:25 PM
Ouch !
Posted By: RedHat Re: Signs with character - Mon Jul 22 2019 05:03 PM
Originally Posted by Skydog
Here is my worst, unfortunately my Fire Dept. caused the damage. We were burning an old house and garage in the country for a training burn, the owners assured us they had removed everything they wanted to keep and there was a lot of furniture and personal belongings in the house. the garage had workbenches along the exterior walls and lots of junk. This made for a realistic drill, during the overhaul I pulled a section of the garage wall down and this sign fell out with it. It had been slid in behind one of the benches. The woman who owned the place says "oh that was my Dad's, just throw it away" so I asked her if I could have it.
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Not the best but it has character!
Greg



A great story though 🙂
Posted By: RedHat Re: Signs with character - Mon Jul 22 2019 05:06 PM
A little German beauty

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Posted By: Kowalski71 Re: Signs with character - Wed Aug 07 2019 06:56 AM
I bought this Good Gulf sign on eBay roughly a month ago. This sign was dug up near an old Gulf gas station in Laurel, Indiana. The second I saw this, I just had to have it. However, my family doesn't appreciate the character of the sign like I do.

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Posted By: Wasatch Man Re: Signs with character - Sun May 17 2020 03:00 PM
This is not mine but even in this condition I would love to have it .

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Posted By: mtrotnic Re: Signs with character - Mon May 18 2020 10:03 PM
That is an awesome sign with a terrific look! Love it!
Posted By: BrianH Re: Signs with character - Tue May 19 2020 11:03 AM
Here are mine...the Gulf lighthouse was pulled out of a dump by the seller's grandfather back in the 50's.

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