I'm originally from Omaha, and my father and I had a few cars repaired at this body shop. I'm glad someone there is keeping some of the histories alive!
very cool! thanks for sharing, i always like hearing stories and/or history about the old places where the signs used to hang. did you ever see the sign lit up, and if so, what do you recall what colors it had?
@@NeonPreservation I was born in 1980, so I'm old, but not that old. LOL! But Gary the old owner knows my family very well. He retired about 6-7 years ago, but as a kid, I never paid attention to it because we went to the shop during the day. I have a Fox Body Mustang that my father owned, and it was one of the last cars that were painted in that shop.
I love the old signs.. I'm hoping to have a custom sign built at some point. (a 3/8ths scale version of the Bates Motel sign from Psycho, 1960) Current I'm still trying to recreate the original blueprint from a blurry photo. I've worked out most of the measurements (even found a math mistake) but still having difficulty deciphering some of the additional notations
yes, the vintage wiring (both primary & secondary!) on some of my signs is pretty-sketchy. i will definitely be giving them a update with modern wiring for safety!
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I'm originally from Omaha, and my father and I had a few cars repaired at this body shop. I'm glad someone there is keeping some of the histories alive!
very cool! thanks for sharing, i always like hearing stories and/or history about the old places where the signs used to hang. did you ever see the sign lit up, and if so, what do you recall what colors it had?
@@NeonPreservation I was born in 1980, so I'm old, but not that old. LOL! But Gary the old owner knows my family very well. He retired about 6-7 years ago, but as a kid, I never paid attention to it because we went to the shop during the day. I have a Fox Body Mustang that my father owned, and it was one of the last cars that were painted in that shop.
I love the old signs.. I'm hoping to have a custom sign built at some point. (a 3/8ths scale version of the Bates Motel sign from Psycho, 1960)
Current I'm still trying to recreate the original blueprint from a blurry photo. I've worked out most of the measurements (even found a math mistake) but still having difficulty deciphering some of the additional notations
Some of those old signs were some sketchy work,,,good times tho ReFabbing them,,,I bent glass for 20 years,,,Great times
yes, the vintage wiring (both primary & secondary!) on some of my signs is pretty-sketchy. i will definitely be giving them a update with modern wiring for safety!
you should repaint them and clean them etc and resell them back to the market or for those who are collecting them.
Way cool....
right? i love the vintage styling!
Nice some true neon gas!
Come on man stop talking so much show us you fixing it