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Thank you for the information. I wasn't thinking that old (for whatever reason) so now I'll see it differently from now on. It's about 3 blocks from where I live. The building probably won't last much longer.

I'll bet this sign's second life has been much longer than it's first go-around. Any possible ideas on about what era it might be from?

Walked by this today and thought of you!

I would hate to have a burst radiator hose in that thing.

I've never seen a semi slide UNDER the car it rear-ended.

Boy does that bring back memories. It was satisfying seeing all the rust and old paint disappear!

Preparation H won't work on door jambs, interiors, etc. Not for internal use.

Wish something like this would come out of my woodwork. I just get sawdust...

Air brakes.

Just parking? "Road" doesn't look driven on at all.

Here's the extent of my old tools collection:

No oil drips yet but that's mostly due to the garage being 51 feet deep with a gravel driveway out the backside to the alley! The pretty driveway faces the street.

Well, I do have a '67 Fiat 500. It's plenty big!

No painted center line but I was really impressed (and a bit nervous) when the guy who cut the center joint down the length (80 ft) did it by eye and it was perfectly straight and centered. Whew. I do love the painting rig!

However, it wasn't exactly like this:

FIAT: Finally I'm almost there. Oh, and Fiat never officially sanctioned the name Topolino. The public named it and it stuck.

Hmm. I'm getting ready to plant a bunch of grass where the yard was torn up for driveway and water line installation. At least when the gravel is moved, you're done!😁

Hey! I found another one today! One more and I can do any number of 4 cylinder engines. Life is good.😀

Ah nuts. Oh well, I'll keep digging!

I'll sell my two for 20.00 a piece!!!!

Thank you oldford. I know this old garage was standing in 1923 so your information seems spot on.

I turned these up (literally) in my yard the other day and was curious as to their age. My wife and I purchased an old house last fall and the garage (22x51) was obviously a working automobile service business at least back as far as 1923, maybe earlier. It's great seeing where past mechanics made notes on the old cabinet doors about which car needed what back into the 1930s. Thanks for the help. I'm planning on going to the historical society and seeing what I can learn once this virus thing is over. Cheers!

A shrubbery would not have caused as much damage...

Yard find? Turf find? Sounds like a new standard for finding cars.

The bull I was tending to didn't like it one bit.