Tin Sign – Vintage Evil Racing

posted by pbwethy @ 12:00 PM
March 11, 2011

This is not my usual article, but when I saw this tin sign it remind me of a movie I once saw. Still to this day I still remember this movie.

Race with the Devil is a 1975 occult thriller and action film starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit and Lara Parker. 

Synopsis of the movie

Roger Marsh (Peter Fonda) and Frank Stewart (Warren Oates), with their wives Kelly and Alice (Lara Parker, Loretta Swit), leave San Antonio in a recreational vehicle for vacation in Colorado. They decide to camp en route in a desolate area of central Texas, where they witness a Satanic ritual human sacrifice. After barely escaping with their lives, they report the incident to the local sheriff (R.G. Armstrong), who investigates their report but attempts to convince the men that they probably only saw hippies killing an animal. When the men refuse to accept the sheriff’s explanation, it becomes clear that he is a part of the Satanic cult. The couples agree to leave peacefully, but Roger steals a sample of dirt stained with the murder victim’s blood, intent on delivering it to the authorities in Amarillo. As the couples head towards Amarillo they are pursued by a steadily increasing number of cultists, who are networked throughout numerous small Texas towns. Eventually, Roger and Frank purchase a shotgun and stage a showdown with the cult members during a high speed chase that pits their RV against a convoy of trucks. Frank and Roger kill or wound all of the attackers and escape, stopping to celebrate when they pick up a radio signal coming from Amarillo. In the middle of their celebration, the couples hear chanting outside their RV and find themselves surrounded by cult members. The film ends as the cult lights a ring of fire around the vehicle, trapping the couples inside.

Tin signs can help us remember times from are past. They can even sometimes bring a smile to our face. So find that reproduction tin sign that does that for you.

 

 

 


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Tin Sign – Norton Motorcycle

posted by pbwethy @ 12:00 PM
November 18, 2010

Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of “fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade”. By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range. This began a long series of production of single and eventually twin-cylinder motorcycles. When major shareholders started to leave Norton in 1953, the company went bankrupt and Associated Motor Cycles bought the shares. In late 2008, Stuart Garner, a UK businessman, bought the rights to Norton and relaunched Norton in its Midlands home at Donington Park where it will develop the NRV588 racer, a machine styled after the Norton Commando, and a new range of Norton motorcycles, with options including 1200 cc Superbike, and 750 cc Supersport variants.

This motorcycle tin sign makes a great gift for any motorcycle fan.


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The Family Mechanic

posted by SignMeOn @ 11:12 AM
October 14, 2009

Over the years I’ve been able to save untold amounts of money on car maintenance and minor repairs, and it’s all thanks to my dad. Ever since I can remember, he’s been sneaking away to his garage to tinker with a classic muscle car or to do a favor for a friend who had just experienced an automotive breakdown. I’ve always said that the only thing that separates him from being a genuine mechanic is that there’s no office – and definitely no paperwork.

That’s not to say the garage doesn’t look like a real auto shop. Dad has collected all the tools of the trade and has them carefully lined up along a tool bench. Even the walls are decorated with old automobile tin signs, advertising products that no longer exist anywhere but inside an aging mechanic’s fondest memories. Every year I find a few new signs online and bring them to his garage in person.


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