Vintage Chevy Dealership Poster
December 31st, 2012 in blog, member junk
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I tried to create a frame that looked like it would have actually hung on the showroom wall in '54.
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
It would have been nice to find a barn full of all these vintage cars and not just the poster!
If anyone can find a way to go back-in-time...I'll go!
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
In 1954 Chevys flagship model cost $2,278.00...!!! That's what the property taxes on a car are nowadays.
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
Look at that price...OMG! I'll take five of these babies.
All the prices on the poster were applied by the dealer with rubber stamps.
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
Two-tone paint, white walls and a chrome bumper that could plow completely through a convenience store!
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
1954...This actually is years before I was born...really...NO REALLY!
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
The cheapo model from '54 cost $1,624.25. They couldn’t round it off to $1,624.00...come on .25¢…!
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
Steel bumpers, no airbags or seatbelts and you could stand on the front seat eating your ice cream cone while your mother drove 65 miles an hour with a cigarette dangling from her lips…the good-old-days.
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
Check out this estate sale find...more car junk.
Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
I tried to create a frame that looked like it would have actually hung on the showroom wall in '54.
Photo: Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
This estate sale find made my heart skip a beat. It's an authentic 1954 Chevrolet Dealership showroom poster featuring all the models with their sticker prices. To showcase such a rare piece of automobile history I built a simple black frame and gave it a light distressed finish. Then it's topped off with a crusty Chevy bowtie emblem.
Pattern or design used: My Own Design - Jim Healy - Junk Architect (copyright 2012)
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Comments (11)
Georgia Posted: 5:01 pm on December 31st
What a neat poster.I can remember seeing posters like that.You did a great job on that poster,how you created it.Have a great day.ROBERT. Posted: 1:50 pm on July 11th
Another outstanding project! You don't have to be a car enthusiast to appreciate this. It's a piece of art that anyone would proudly display!
What about those crazy prices!!! I LOVE it!...if only they were that price STILL!
The emblem is a finishing touch....on a piece that gives you the gift of having that moment in time back...when you would walk into the dealership and see this poster hanging on the wall...but..I bet it never looked this good!
Great Job!
Geneen
Posted: 6:40 am on July 11th
-Andrea Posted: 6:33 am on July 11th
Sandy Posted: 6:16 am on July 11th