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Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:21 pm

Nice display area you got there!

I picked up these 5 original signs this week, 2x VW and 3x BP (double-sided):

Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:18 pm

^^^^NICE!. What does the "check" sign mean?

Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:16 am

toydude111 wrote: ^^^^NICE!. What does the "check" sign mean?
occasions = 2nd-hand cars
met = with
garantie = warranty

Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:10 pm

Passing this on , Good luck Brotha's !
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=529514

Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:58 am

SOLD!!!........dammit.

Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:10 pm

I contacted the seller. Unfortunately it has been separated. I was hoping that wouldnt happen.

Tue Feb 08, 2011 5:05 pm

When I met my,(now) wife in 1986 my (now) father-in-law was using the back side of this to mix paint on so he wouldn't spill any on his outdoor brick BBQ. Funny thing is I saw it several times over a couple of years before I saw the front side.Once I told him I dug it he kicked it down. It's porcelain over metal and is 15 1/2" X 23 1/2"

Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:36 pm

I like that - very simple and probably only interesting to those "in the know".

(Edit - that sounds a bit weird but it's meant to be a positive)

Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:17 pm

Not sure if I'm in the know, But i totally agree that sign is rad !

Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:08 pm

I picked this one up yesterday. 8'x4.5', porcelain, 1935.

Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:14 am

^^very nice!!

I've got some more VW sign porn for you guys:
All original Dutch signs. All very rare, actually they go up in rarity from left to right. The Service one is the most common. Of the 'Tax Free Cars' I know of 2 others, of the 'V Occasions met Garantie' I know 1 other, and the square V sign I don't know any other of! (I do know that there's a VW logo sign in that similar size)

Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:29 pm

I picked this one up yesterday. Double sided porcelain.

Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:58 am

peeps knew their colors back then. look at those two greens with the complimentary red....oldest trick in the book, two analogous colors, one opposite with the most contrast happening where you want the main focus to be. sweet!

Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:05 pm

Early Beru sign:

Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:47 am

I just picked up these signs yesterday

Sun Apr 03, 2011 6:10 am

Got this one cheap on Craigslist a few years ago. Its marked 1954. Complete with bullet hole from a 22, the seller said it was a hole for hanging the sign.

Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:41 pm

Need help.

Here is a photo of 2 signs, 1 with the smooth slick surface and 1 with the sanded reflecting surface.

Does anyone have experience with removing the factory sand surface?

I have a couple of sanded signs, that I want smooth, but how do I do this in the best possible way, without damaging the enamel? and is it possible?

thanks guys

Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:50 pm

I'm no expert, but I don't think it's possible. It's an entirely different surface, I don't think they enameled it smooth first and then added the reflective 'sand'..

Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:41 pm

don't try to remove it. you'll ruin it. if you are not happy with them, i will gladly buy them from you.

Wed May 25, 2011 1:04 pm

Big Phoenix Tire sign:

Nice old battery sign: