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I'm almost done with my 24 X 36 shop and thinking about car/vintage art/banners for a theme. What do you folks have in your garages? Please show pics. Yes I want a Datsun banner; I'd like it pretty big.

Lots of stuff on EBay.

Linda

I am just working on my garage now too and I am planning on having a local sign shop do up a big Datsun meatball in vinyl... About $200.

My friend Matt's garage. I like what he has done...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Dfq7La9rg

Also, if he sees this and shares, Spriso's garage is pretty awesome too...

datsunfreak wrote:My friend Matt's garage. I like what he has done...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Dfq7La9rg

Also, if he sees this and shares, Spriso's garage is pretty awesome too...

Very nice artwork, always wanted mine to look cool too, but it seems like all the garage money goes for parts or new tools! Hmmm. Seems like that looks pretty cool in itself. . Well someday I'll have all the tools I want and then I can decorate....... Naah, ain't gonna happen!

I have a bunch of bent motorcycle, snowmobile, and car parts. They cost me a lot more than signs and banners, LOL

I have been collecting vintage Datsun signs and dealership items for a long time, and have them displayed in the shop and garage-- here are a few cool things:

Mid-60s Datsun Dealership Sign:



Japanese Datsun Dealer Sign:



Another Japanese Datsun Dealer Sign (this one advertising Bluebirds and Sunny's):



I have a wall covered in valve covers-- this one is poking a little fun at my U-20 loving friends!



I have a bunch more Nissan and Datsun signs down in the shop:



I have more, and can post stuff up if there is interest...

Michael

Thanks Michael , Yes there is interest ! please post more pic's of your signs and shop

If you let me come and play there with you i'll promise to be your best friend forever

A few more from the shop....

Datsun dealership letters-- I have the light boxes for them too, but it might be a few years until we get back on that project:



They would have originally looked like this:


Datsun sales/service dealership sign (late 60s):



Eric Straw just gave me this vinyl sign from 1968 that a friend of his found-- I need to make a frame so I can stretch it and hang it on the walls:



One cool thing that we started a couple years ago is having visitors sign the shop door-- this has been a cool way to remember who has come by for a visit-- I really wish I would have done this 10 years ago-- I've had so many great people stop by over the years...



And of course, you have to have a little carnage-- here's the tail light when Dave Coleman tried to kill me at Thunderhill (just kidding!)

spriso wrote:I have been collecting vintage Datsun signs and dealership items for a long time, and have them displayed in the shop and garage-- here are a few cool things:

Mid-60s Datsun Dealership Sign:



Japanese Datsun Dealer Sign:



Another Japanese Datsun Dealer Sign (this one advertising Bluebirds and Sunny's):



I have a wall covered in valve covers-- this one is poking a little fun at my U-20 loving friends!



I have a bunch more Nissan and Datsun signs down in the shop:



I have more, and can post stuff up if there is interest...

Michael

The OHC valve cover with the chain hanging out is priceless folk art!!!

Serves as a great reminder to treat your timing chain right!

spriso wrote:And of course, you have to have a little carnage-- here's the tail light when Dave Coleman tried to kill me at Thunderhill (just kidding!)

I have a piece of the vinyl top from his rally car that blew off during a race. Had him sign it and I put it up on my garage wall...

You can see it just starting to come off here...

old license plates dont take up too much space.

Ebay has stuff. Also posted in "Christmas Ideas" thread:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=Da ... s&_sacat=0

Linda

Some odds and ends...some from eBay...it's like a find the hidden items game but...see if you can find

Dream Garage Poster
Neon Datsun Clock
Vintage Shell Oil Sign
Fall out shelter sign
Nismo Motorsports sticker
Datsun Motorsports Banner
Framed page from a 1970 Datsun Dealer calendar showing a red roadster

(picture is blurry by intent)

Some stickers adorn a cabinet. Pat