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Wed Apr 17 2013 10:52 AM
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A match made in Petrol heaven... So you might have seen my post here a little while ago ( Most recent trade... she's got character ) I made a trade for that Chevy neon sign that a guy found in the junkyard a few years ago. Well yesterday I noticed a craigslist ad for a Chevrolet Super Service sign. I called the guy up and talked to him, he was asking an absurd amount. So I was honest with him, like I try to be with everyone, and I told him that I just bought one a few months ago and that I would offer him the same in cash for his. I even sent a picture to him of the one I bought. Well... he ends up responding by asking where I got it. Long story short, turns out I got the first one from a friend of his, they found the neon sign in the junkyard together and they split it and each took a side. Just so happens I stumbled across each side without any reference or connection to one another. Needless to say, after finding this out I HAD to have it. So I paid a lot more than its worth, but now I have a matching front and back! And the fact that they had to be sought out separately, makes me like it even better! Here's the new one: Here's the old one from my previous post linked above:
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Bryce cool story and what's the odds of something like that! I like that sign , it has a lot of character , and glad you found the other side , thanks for the story!
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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Wow!! Its going to be hard for you to sleep tonight!! CONGRATS,
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They were destined to be together.
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Very cool story Baileybee. Mike
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Great story! Like 47reotravis said " what are the odds?" Now ya gotta find the can! Lol
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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thanks guys... i'm pretty happy about it for sure.
unfortunately, I did find out the can and original transformer were discarded when found. but with that in mind, if anyone ever runs across a Chevrolet Super Service can only, you know who to contact!
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Isn't the other side on eBay?
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i assure you it is not on ebay, and never was...
post an item number of what you are talking about though - cause I have seen no originals on ebay now or in recent history
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390569114493 This is the one I was thinking of. But I think someone had posted this one in the eBay section making fun of it. Yours was just beat to hell not full of holes correct?
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ha, that one is funny... that and mine is original. that one is a repro that someone took to the back yard and shot to make it look old and beat-up. mine are pictured above, they look nothing like that
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You gonna can and neon it?
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probably not... if i get bored and have the extra money some day then maybe, but i dont know how good it would look canned and neon'd anyways. i would imagine it'd be pricey for a custom can and all the neon too!
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