De Tomaso Dealer Sign - Reproduction

how are the sign's,,, are they ready ?

My guy said they were ready to ship Thursday, so shouldn't be long now.

Julian

Okay guys, reproduction signs arrived and I unpacked them tonight. I'm pleased with the outcome and hope each of you that buy one will be. At $75 each they represent good value for money in my opinion. Below is a photo of how they look, I added one of the rear to highlight the embossing.

Each sign weighs in at ~6lb, 24"x18". I fed that into USPS priority mail calculator and came up with estimates of ~$15 shipping to East Coast and ~$10.50 to West. That doesn't include anything for packing, which will need to be bubble wrap and good cardboard to prevent anyone bending them in handling. I'll try and find some cardboard boxes to cut up and eat that cost. I'll mutiple ship to one location for a group in the same area, all I ask is that one person coordinates and tenders payment. Of course optional personal pick up in Vegas is free of S&H.

I would prefer payment via Money Order or check, for those that do want to use electronic payment I can accept Paypal, but my margin is so tight you will need to pay the fees so add 5% (to total cost of sign + S&H) for Paypal payments.

I'll contact those that gave me details over the next few days to confirm if you are still interested. Anyone else can PM me or leave a post here with contact details.

Julian

They look great, Julian. I will be sending my payment with DEEB (David Berman) to Vegas for mine. He'll be bringing the signs back in his car.

Thanks again. Great job!

any clues how much to ship one to australia by air or sea
cheers andy

Aussie Pantera,

The USPS calculator is showing US$60 for Global Express Mail (3-5 days) or $28 for Surface Parcel Post (4-6weeks).

Julian

are they made of tin or corflute or plastic and would they bend in the post

Hi Julian,

I'll take one too.

I am driving a truck to and from LV, so I can haul back several signs to the Bay Area.

Mark
msm@portata.com

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are they made of tin or corflute or plastic and would they bend in the post

Andy,

They are 18 GA steel (1.27 mm thick) and pretty sturdy, they shouldn't bend if handled properly. I pack them up well and would add an additional layer of protection for mailing to Australia. I put 'fragile' and 'do not bend' stickers on them too.

Maybe, find a mate who wants one too and I'll pack them together for added protection against bending.

Julian

Mark,

I'll put one aside for you in the 'Vegas' pile.

Julian

Julian

I would like to buy a sign as well.
I will ask around if there is more interest amongst the Pantera guys in Norway.
It will make shipping cheaper.

Kjetil
Pantera 1613
Norway

SWEEEEEET !


Just got my Dealer sign, excellent quality, very nice, not a thin / cheap sign, it is heavy duty, thanks Julian,,, nice work

Still available???

adin@frontier.net

thanks.

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Originally posted by Joules5:
I'm reposting this here as it may have got lost in the previous discussion...I'm just trying to gauge if there is much interest in a 'reproduction' De Tomaso dealer sign (as per the photo of an original below).

The originals list and sell on Ebay for $300 + shipping from Germany and I thought there may be interest in a reproduction for your garage wall at significantly lower cost.

After some searching I have a sign maker here in the US lined up to make these 'reproduction' signs that will be as close to original as possible, 18"x24" made of 18 GA steel and soft embossed (stamped/raised) 'T'. There is a minimum order to make this viable, so I'm putting out some feelers to see how many people might be interested in purchasing a 'reproduction' sign?

I don't have a final cost at the moment but currently expect about $75 + shipping. On the shipping bear in mind 18 GA steel at 18"x24" is pretty heavy at around 6.2lbs, although if I can get this going I may be able to have them ready and bring to anyone attending the POCA Vegas event in April.

So how many are interested?

Julian

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Still available???

adin@frontier.net

thanks.

Yes still available and I sent you an e-mail.

Julian

Hi, Kjetil
I have one allready!

I bought an orginal from Ronald Jekel this vinter. I have it on the wall in my office.

Arrived safe and sound, great packaging.
Thanks.

Julian,

Thought I'd give you a bump... Great sign! Perfect! You were right on. Who needs the "German Version."

Buy American and support someone nice.

Dave # 3463

Julian:
Got it today and it is FANTASTIC!! Thank you so very much.
John #5835

Picked mine up in Vegas, Very nice!

Julian,

Glad I bought the sign from ya. Guys, this sucker is heavy duty, well done and worth the price.

Larry

Julian,
I love the sign! I picked it up from Julian at the track event and it looks great! I really like the way the steel is stamped. Great Job! Hey Jim, you better not forget that I have your sign, or else I may have to put two up on the wall. Just kidding let me know when you want to pick up your things.

Hey Kevin,
Glad to see you got home...
Will call you tomorrow...
Thanks brother...

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Originally posted by Rapid:
Hey Jim, you better not forget that I have your sign, or else I may have to put two up on the wall. Just kidding let me know when you want to pick up your things.

Sold 55 signs so far and for anyone still contemplating, I still have a few left.

Pull up page 3 of this post for details.

Julian

I recently recieved one of these signs and can confirm it's top notch. Now I have to paint the garage to match...

Dan Jones

Is there one left? I am interested, please contact me.