The Ford Barn

Ziggster · 03-13-2021, 06:44 AM

Always admired this Ford V8 sign hanging from the local garage. I’m sure he has been offered a pretty penny many times over tbe years. Been there ever since I moved here over twenty years ago. Show us what you got.

TJ · 03-13-2021, 10:43 AM

Those signs were usually lit up with neon. Looks like the neon tubing is long gone.

petehoovie · 03-13-2021, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ziggster

Always admired this Ford V8 sign hanging from the local garage. I’m sure he has been offered a pretty penny many times over tbe years. Been there ever since I moved here over twenty years ago. Show us what you got.

Anteek29 · 03-13-2021, 01:21 PM

Somebody needs to repro that one! Could be a hot seller!

Ziggster · 03-13-2021, 01:33 PM

Haha! I was thinking the same, but it is s huge sign.

DavidG · 03-13-2021, 02:26 PM

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It appears that the oval perimeter originally was illuminated with neon tubing.

mercman from oz · 03-13-2021, 04:27 PM

How do you like this one, and it is lit up.
It is the V8 Sign at the Early Ford V8 Foundation Museum, Auburn, Indiana.

nelsb01 · 03-13-2021, 04:34 PM

Former dealership sign from Dennison Iowa. Now resides in my basement (only one side).
Three by five.

nelsb01 · 03-13-2021, 04:42 PM

Here are some from 2018 -- Hershey.
Each one was more than one months house payment.

mercman from oz · 03-13-2021, 04:52 PM

That is a great old Ford sign. You are a lucky man to have it lit up in your basement, even if it is only one side.

flatjack9 · 03-13-2021, 05:00 PM

Here's mine. It's pre-neon. Has incandescent bulbs inside. Made by Sales Equipment Co. in Detroit. Listed for $49.50. 6' wide and 3' tall.

nelsb01 · 03-13-2021, 07:26 PM

Mercman -- I saved the better side.
A departed friend knew of my Ford obsession and had his brother pull it off the building. The transformers were there, and enough neon tubes for templates. Had the transformers checked out and the neon done by a little shop in Minneapolis.

Jeff/Illinois · 03-13-2021, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by nelsb01

Former dealership sign from Dennison Iowa. Now resides in my basement (only one side).
Three by five.

Like the sign!! We have one also, made for Ford in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It has a new transformer, new can, and new tubing.

When I first installed it, the lighting was so bright it was like looking into a welder. Hurt your eyes. I went to a sign shop and bought a rheostat made for neon signs and toned it down.

It is the one in my Avatar. Came from a Ford dealership out of northern Missouri many years ago. Of course it is inside I'd never put something like that outside.

paul2748 · 03-13-2021, 08:24 PM

ebay has a few of those signs listed. Different sizes, different prices

Flattop · 03-13-2021, 08:57 PM

Neat old signage!

Ken/Alabama · 03-14-2021, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteek29

Somebody needs to repro that one! Could be a hot seller!

It was reproduced many years ago . Original size and could get it with or without the holes for the neon. Not very many of them got out cause the guy that was making them got shut down over copyright laws. I have one, they were fairly expensive even back then.

Jeff/Illinois · 03-14-2021, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by paul2748

ebay has a few of those signs listed. Different sizes, different prices

Yes but original Ford signs even in half way decent shape are getting real hard to come by.

Many of the 'antique signs' on E-Bay are listed as 'used' means they are not original antique signs.

rockfla · 03-15-2021, 10:02 AM

I don't have pictures of them all but here is my Neon V8 and a double sided neon Ford Service Arrow. We also have a Neon V8 Ford Trucks and a small and large Porcelain Ford Oval . Both Neon V8 signs and the two Ford Ovals have a "Story" attached to them that is quite interesting!!! Oh and my double sided Lincoln sign too!!!!

deuce lover · 03-15-2021, 10:28 AM

Nice Lincoln sign Robert !.Here is an Italian and 2 French ones.

Tim Ayers · 03-15-2021, 10:45 AM

I'll try to post a pict. later. I have the Ford half of a Ford & Mercury dealer's enamel sign. It's beat up, rusty and cut in 1/2, but it was left behind from the previous owner at our last house. I took it as a good omen to purchase the property.

03-13-2021, 10:43 AM	#2
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,773	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs Those signs were usually lit up with neon. Looks like the neon tubing is long gone.

03-13-2021, 01:21 PM	#4
Anteek29 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 1,025	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs Somebody needs to repro that one! Could be a hot seller! __________________ Alan 1929 Special Coupe 1941 Pick-Up 1955 Victoria

03-13-2021, 01:33 PM	#5
Ziggster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 1,373	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs Haha! I was thinking the same, but it is s huge sign.

03-13-2021, 02:26 PM	#6
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,670	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It appears that the oval perimeter originally was illuminated with neon tubing.

03-13-2021, 04:27 PM	#7
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs How do you like this one, and it is lit up. It is the V8 Sign at the Early Ford V8 Foundation Museum, Auburn, Indiana.

03-13-2021, 04:52 PM	#10
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,568	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs That is a great old Ford sign. You are a lucky man to have it lit up in your basement, even if it is only one side.

03-13-2021, 07:26 PM	#12
nelsb01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up North Posts: 870	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs Mercman -- I saved the better side. A departed friend knew of my Ford obsession and had his brother pull it off the building. The transformers were there, and enough neon tubes for templates. Had the transformers checked out and the neon done by a little shop in Minneapolis.

03-13-2021, 08:24 PM	#14
paul2748 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midland Park, NJ Posts: 4,406	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs ebay has a few of those signs listed. Different sizes, different prices __________________ 48 Ford Conv 56 Tbird 54 Ford Victoria

03-13-2021, 08:57 PM	#15
Flattop Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elkton, KY Posts: 10	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs Neat old signage!

03-15-2021, 10:45 AM	#20
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,227	Re: Vintage Ford V8 Signs I'll try to post a pict. later. I have the Ford half of a Ford & Mercury dealer's enamel sign. It's beat up, rusty and cut in 1/2, but it was left behind from the previous owner at our last house. I took it as a good omen to purchase the property.