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I typically do not buy signs that are not Ford but I have an opportunity to purchase this beautiful sign. It is 40 x 30 and is porcelain. Anyone seen one of these before that could inform me of the current value for such a sign...Thanks
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Never seen a Cadillac sign like that before. (looks good )
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I also should have mentioned it is a double sided porcelain
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Good looking sign I would think a couple thousand
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I am picking the sign up tomorrow...Can't wait to get this one home!
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I think you owe it to us to tell us what you paid
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I bet you didn't pay no 2,000.00
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If he is picking it up he got a good deal I think
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If he is picking it up he got a good deal I think It was reasonably priced...
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Nice buy Colin! That is one of the nicer/classier signs that I have seen lately! Congratulations!
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After a 9 hour return drive the sign is now home..Not only that, I was able to pick up three other additional signs from him. A 4 x 6 Champion Spark Plug sign, a Lighted Bosch Spark Plug sign and a Lighted Michelin sign. The Champion sign is mint 1970's vintage. I would say the the lighted signs are also 70's-80's.
I am just in the process of cleaning the second side of the Caddy sign. It was a real mess. I was worried the porcelain was faded out on it but it is buffing out nicely. Will post pics later tonight.
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Man sounds like you did real good!! Cant wait for the pics
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Side (A) after a light cleaning Side B Before cleaning. Side B after Cleaning. Just need to buy some paint stripper tomorrow to get the residual paint spalts off. Thanks to all who have emailed me with offers to purchase this sign. For the time being I will be keeping the sign and enjoying it for a while. I will be welding together a hanging bracket for it this week so it can be hung the way it was intended. I have an old picture of this sign on a pole. It is very basic and should be easy to fabricate.
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I forgot to add the story about this sign. The owner bought it in a Thrift shop on Queen street in Toronto 9 years ago for $5.00!!!!!!!!!
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I'll be right back! I've got to run to the Thrift shop! LOL
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I finished fabricating the bracket for the sign. I just need to now give it a coat of high gloss white paint and mount it on the wall! Oh yeah..I also have two finnials on the way to me that I will weld onto the end of the square tubing.
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Colin--That bracket looks great! How about a picture of the sign when its hanging???
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Definately will post a picture hanging when I mount the two finnials to the ends of the square tubing and hang it. I have arrow heads and Fleur de Lis finnials comming. I like the arrow heads but they may be too Pontiacish...The bracket is as close as it gets to the original except that the horizontal pieces were welded to what looks like a 4 inch square pole and about 12 ft high. I am adding the finnials just to give it a little more pizzaz...
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