Mike McCandless
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7 hours ago, Thebuicknut said:
I like the waist out burner...2500btu
I have a few of them in different buildings. Who knows how much it has saved over the years.
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In the original crate! From a dealer in Suffolk, VA. No clue how this thing survived all this time, just glad it did. Will keep this one displayed on the floor. One of the coolest pieces in the collection.
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I have around a dozen of these from the various years. If totally complete they usually sell for 750-1000.
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Finally got this hanger. Goes under a specific 5’ dodge that went in a special ring. Lucky I have the ring to make this work. I’ve seen three of these with this being the best, cleaned up nice, will get it attached in the coming weeks.
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Coming up this week! Some of the highest quality pieces you'll ever see!
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Getting this down wasn't very easy. I was 13' in the air, standing on a 10" ledge that wasn't supported well, but got it down! 2 of the characters are mechanical and move. I absolutely LOVE this piece.
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One of the coolest pieces for the museum. Really difficult to find mopar based flanges, other than the orange/blue one commonly seen. Of course I wish it was in better condition, but rare is rare. I've been told of 1 other that exists. I figure another 2-3 may be out there besides that. Anyone with pre 62 mopar stuff, I'm always interested.
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Love adding the small pieces to the museum
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2 hours ago, Terry Bond said:
Wow-I have enough trouble hanging small stuff on 8' walls! Do you have someone local to you who restores the neon?
Terry
I have someone that's 30 min away that can do most of the jobs. I have someone else that's 3h away as a backup
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This is what a days work looks like haha. On the floor you can see the 12' dodge sign and the 4' plymouth for the bottom.
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A lot of work to move this piece over 2' to the right. They made this sign in 2 sizes, the biggest being 16'. I managed to find a top and bottom to complete the 16' piece. The plymouth part faces the other direction from this one. I'm moving the one on the wall over 2' so we can put the other next to it and it "fit" all on the wall. The other is so tall it will go from the top of the white wall, to almost the floor. We'll build a cradle for the bottom plymouth part so the top and bottom are floating and not actually connected. If they are connected, it becomes too big to really handle. When I got the top part of the other sign, the can was made with ultra thin sheet metal, worthless. It's at the shop now getting a new can and actual support put in it so we can hang it. 12' tall porcelain signs are heavy, have to make sure it's safe. It took most of the day to safely move this piece over, but we got it done. This is the side of collecting people don't think about. The endless hours of hanging and moving things, especially large things.
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Going to work on saving this poster that was torn. Comes out to about 8'. Not sure where I'll put it, but will attempt to get it back to one piece mounted on gator board.
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https://bid.richmondauctions.com
Just uploaded the 3 day catalog. Day 1 is the Sam Pickles collection. A range of items covering all aspects of collecting. Day 2 is Soda and Globes. One of the best soda collections to ever come to market. Day 3 is our premier auction. The best pieces we've put together over the past few months. All of them no reserve. Everything from the ultra rare 48" Frontier, to one of the only known chicken wing neons on the original can, a magnificent PDQ and plenty of other ultra rare and high condition pieces. If you have any questions please reach out to Jordan Richmond at: jordan@richmondauctions.com
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An incredible rare 48" Frontier, one of only a few known to exist and the condition is fantastic!
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Started late 49, went into early 50’s
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From the information I have, that seems to be correct
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This billboard I pulled out of the original dealership in Lynchburg, VA. It's a consignment shop now with no AC. The extreme temperatures over the years was causing it to twist, warp and pull itself off the wall. I went in, was able to remove it from the wall and put it up at my place. It's 22' long and 12' tall. What's amazing, there are 3 other billboards under it, but no clue what they say and no safe way to remove the top layer to see. A few months later, I found this table top rotating display that featured the same dealer. The white part had lost almost all of its paint, so repainted that, cleaned the hell out of the wood base and got it to light up again. The original bulbs were soldered in so installed LED lights so we could light it up. It was motorized at one point, but I'm leaving it as is. It has 6 advertisements on it, everything from movies to appliances. They installed all the lights first and then wrapped the body, eliminating your ability to get access to the bulbs. Not a great design. We supplied power but couldn't get any of the old bulbs to work. Had to remove a row of paper, which is incredibly thin and falling apart in order to get some LED's in there. Love how it came out and love that the pieces are now together.
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Did something a little different. Found this Dodge calendar from 1928. Managed to get each sheet separated and then had it framed for display. Going to put it in the house, as I think it's a great conversation piece. The graphics are great and I love the colors. Really cool seeing the Presidents listed on it.
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On 10/17/2021 at 10:14 PM, Robert G. Smits said:
Mike since your Hershey finds are non Mopar can we assume we will see some of them in your next auction?
That's correct, getting ready for April
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This is one of the best examples I've ever seen.
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This was one of my favorite grabs from the show.
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There were a few scores, but this was my favorite.
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Memoribilia to view - A guide
in Memorabilia, Toys, Art, Signs, Clothing and Printed Material
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One of the highest rated mopar hood signs known to exist. This was a lot of fun hanging by myself, but got it up there!