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03-24-03, 04:29
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MBZ 500E is offline
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Halifax, MA Posts: 672 | Poster/Pictures In The Garage.....
Ok so I'm almost done with my garage and wanted to get a few final details.
I want to find some full size posters and autombile memorobilia to add to the walls to make the garage "Mine". My question is where to find this stuff. Does anyone have any good sources, websites etc.?
Thanks in advance for the help, once I have everything I'll post pics! 
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03-24-03, 05:05
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03-24-03, 05:06
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Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lansing, MI, USA Posts: 2,847 | one of the best sources that I've found for getting "unique" stuff (vintage and whatnot) is eBay.... you just have to keep looking, and make your searches specific to what you want to get stuff for (like for example; mercedes posters, signs, etc.) | |
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03-25-03, 03:24
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MBZ 500E is offline
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Halifax, MA Posts: 672 | Thanks for the quick heads up, I looked at a bunch of the websites and I have to say gasstuff has some cool oldies memorobilia.
I have looked at Ebay and occassionally you will find something, the hard part is checking daily and keeping track of the auction which I have a hard time dedicating myself to.
Thanks again, pictures.......maybe in a couple weeks!
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03-25-03, 03:32
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: -Salt Lake City- Former Deputy Dawg Posts: 6,021 | You could always go to Chevron and bum the chevron car pictures off the pumps from them like I did.  Hey, my garage is ghetto enough. those posters fit right in. lol
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03-25-03, 04:18
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Join Date: May 2002 Location: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You Posts: 357 | You can find a lot of cool "garage memorabilia" at flea markets (if you like going to those). I've been to some Antique Malls that have a special section of garage/auto items.
Are you near Pasadena? I hear they have a great flea market at the Rose Bowl. | |
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03-26-03, 01:32
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Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Halifax, MA Posts: 672 | Jngrbrdman.
Hmm do you steal the signs from the Chevron Stations or just ask for them? Any examples you can post on here?
TurboCat,
I live in Temecula, but I wouldn't hesitate to make the 1.5 hour trip to Pasadena to find some cool stuff. When are the flea markets held??
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03-26-03, 01:47
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: -Salt Lake City- Former Deputy Dawg Posts: 6,021 | Check out this thread... http://www.autopia.org/forums/showth...threadid=18806
I scored some sweet ones from them a few weeks ago.  I had to have them. They gave me a ton of them but I only kept two. It looks great on my wall though.
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03-26-03, 03:41
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Join Date: May 2002 Location: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You Posts: 357 | Quote: Originally posted by MBZ 500E
TurboCat,
I live in Temecula, but I wouldn't hesitate to make the 1.5 hour trip to Pasadena to find some cool stuff. When are the flea markets held?? | The second Sunday of every month, rain or shine! www.rosebowlstadium.com/sports/flea/flea.html  | |
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04-02-03, 04:50
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Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Subhuman ATL Posts: 3,370 | Quote: Originally posted by MBZ 500E
Jngrbrdman.
Hmm do you steal the signs from the Chevron Stations or just ask for them? Any examples you can post on here?
TurboCat,
I live in Temecula, but I wouldn't hesitate to make the 1.5 hour trip to Pasadena to find some cool stuff. When are the flea markets held?? | Every 8-10 weeks or so there is a massive auto swap meet at the LA County Fairgrounds in Pomona. Tons and tons of auto related stuff there including most anything for a garage. Look in the Auto Trader or Recycler for upcoming shows. | |
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04-02-03, 08:02
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Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Halifax, MA Posts: 672 | I'll definitely have to look into both of these events! It also makes me wonder if there are any events like this in San Diego (easier to get to).
Thanks again guys.
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06-12-03, 09:54
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Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 16 | Depending on how much you want to work on this and how much you know about Photoshop. I found this web page and downloaded a bunch of these killer posters. I touched them up a little and tiled them out on our color lasre printer at work. Then I butt-fitted them and taped them from the back. To finish them off I put them in some cheap poster frames and hung them all the way around the garage. They really turned out goo and added a lot to the garage. You can't tell at all that they were tiled unless you are two inches away. http://www.pelicanparts.com/literature/poster_main.htm
Here is another poster page that has some vintage stuff..... http://www.autotrend.com/
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