Display Board for Car Shows

[Mike R.]

I plan on getting a display board for use at car shows. Any sugestions on a good place to get one?

Mike

[Charles P.]

Re: Display Board for Car Shows

I had one done recently at Office Depot which is like Staples etc. I emailed them the art and dialogue I wanted. They put it on a 2' x 3' piece of foam board for about $25 dollars. They do that kind of thing alot for business meetings etc.

[Dave S.]

Re: Display Board for Car Shows

I plan on getting a display board for use at car shows. Any sugestions on a good place to get one?

Mike

Mike,
There is a fellow NCRS member, Tom Yoda, located here in Massachusetts that does them. He did one for my hot rod and it came out great. With it comes a carrying bag and easel. As I recall it was around $200. I have a photo of it somewhere but can't seem to locate it. If you want his contact info. I can get it to you.

[James W.]

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I decided to make my poster board, as opposed to having someone else do it for me. Went to Kinko's and had a 27" x 38" poster made on GatorBoard (much better than foam or corrugated) with a satin finish, UV resistant. Cost was $110 and took three days. Below is a .jpg of it. If you'd like, I will give you the PhotoShop art and you can modify as needed. Of course, you do need PhotoShop to do that, but a lot of people either have it or have it available. I've got about 80 to 100 hours learning the programa and making things look the way I wanted.

http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo297/vettn71/1990%20ZR-1/poster_rev14_edited-1.jpg

Jim

[William M.]

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Discovered these guys at Carlisle one year and they've done 3 signs for me. Expensive, but the best.
www.showboards.com

[Fenwick B.]

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This is a display board that I had made for my 55. It was made with an aluminum backing. I emailed the information and the picture of the car to a small graphics company in Louisiana, and they sent me a email with the finished display for approval. I picked it up in about a week. Mine is 24" by 17", and cost about $70.00. Let me know if you are interested, and I will give you their phone number.

[Mike R.]

Re: Display Board for Car Shows

I plan on getting a display board for use at car shows. Any sugestions on a good place to get one?

Mike

Charles: Thanks, good tip

Mike

[Russ U.]

Re: Display Board for Car Shows

This is a display board that I had made for my 55. It was made with an aluminum backing. I emailed the information and the picture of the car to a small graphics company in Louisiana, and they sent me a email with the finished display for approval. I picked it up in about a week. Mine is 24" by 17", and cost about $70.00. Let me know if you are interested, and I will give you their phone number.

Fenwick - Did you intend to attach a pic of the display board for your 55? I would like to see what you have.

This is a very timely topic - I am thinking of making a display board for my 53 #276 car.

Thanks,

Russ

[Mike R.]

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Fenwick: Please send the phne or POC

Mike

[Mike R.]

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William: I have sen other board by showboard. Good stuff but the price got my attention. It may be a case of get what you pay for - don't know.

Thanks. Great cars and signs

Mike

[Mike R.]

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Jim: The phot shop art would be a big help. I think I can come up with the program.

Mike

[Tom H.]

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I have a friend that does showboards and auto art. He is fantastic. His name is Tony. Contact him from his website www.toocoolcarstuff.com He is located in Michigan. Tell him Tom from BUDS sent ya ! He'll treat you right.

Tom

[Mark C.]

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What info does everyone put on their show board?
Thanks
Mark

[Edward B.]

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In 1974 Automobile Quarterly was doing a piece on the 300SL and they selected one of my cars to photograph for the article. Unbeknownst to me, using a picture of my car AQ also made a poster of the 300SL which they distributed for many years and which I did not discover until the 1986 Historic Races at Laguna Seca (I bought several). The upshot of this is a very nice display board for use at shows and certainly a novel conversation item. Excuse the quality of the picture, my "display board" is now hanging on the wall of my garage, it is raining, natural light is low and I had to move far to the side to avoid reflection from the flash - but you get the idea that all of the statistics relative to the car are included. Also included is a picture of the car from last autumn to show it is still intact.

[Fenwick B.]

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Mike, Here is the information. They also make banners.

design@frogskinwraps.com

Billy
Frogskin Graphics
225-683-9595