Chevrolet Corvette Neon Sign: Rare Original Vintage Automobilia – NS6905
Rare Dealer Advertising Display – Museum-Quality Restoration by ArtFactory.com
The Chevrolet Corvette remains one of America’s most enduring icons, and this neon sign stands as a glowing tribute to its launch era. For collectors and enthusiasts seeking the best, this piece offers both historical authenticity and display-ready brilliance.
Description
Chevrolet Corvette: Provenance & History
This Chevrolet Corvette neon sign originates from the golden age of American sports car advertising. Its design, features the iconic crossed racing flags — a checkered flag paired with the fleur-de-lis and Chevrolet bowtie — was first introduced in 1953, the inaugural year of the Corvette. These illuminated dealership signs served as powerful visual markers at Chevrolet showrooms, celebrating the birth of “America’s Sports Car.”
The original sign survived decades of exposure, but the steel can had become severely compromised, suffering heavy corrosion and damage from rodent infestation. Rather than discard the piece, it was selected for a full museum-quality restoration by ArtFactory.com, a nationally recognized leader in neon and automobilia preservation.
Once a familiar sight in Chevrolet dealerships, few of these signs survived decades of use, and even fewer have been restored to this level of craftsmanship.
Restoration
- Can: The deteriorated original housing was replaced with a hand-fabricated steel can, built to match the specifications of the 1950s-60s-era design, ensuring structural integrity and long-term stability.
- Neon: New hand-bent neon tubes were crafted to precisely follow the original pattern, faithfully recreating the vibrant glow of Chevrolet dealership signage.
- Finish: The unrestored surface retains the correct Chevrolet Corvette lettering and crossed flag emblem, true to the early production aesthetic.
Every step of the restoration was documented and executed to preserve both the visual authenticity and the historical significance of the sign.
Rare SURVIVOR CONDITION Sign With Original Working Neon
Chevrolet Corvette Neon Sign Specifications
- Type: Genuine Vintage Heavy Metal Aluminum Litho Sign With Original Working Neon
- Sides: Single Sided
- Style: Round Metal Sign On Heavy Metal Housing Can With Electrical Components Housed Inside
- Company: Chevrolet
- Product: Corvette (Cars)
- Era: 1950s-60s
- Place Of Manufacture: U.S.A.
- Color: White/Black/Red
- Neon Color: Seafoam Green (Border Of Sign)/Neon Green (Right Flag)/Red (Left Flag)/White (Around Border Of Center "V")
- Dimensions: 4 Feet (48 Inches) Diameter (6 1/2 Inch Deep Heavy Metal Can)
- Condition: SURVIVOR: Original Vintage Heavy Metal Tin Litho Sign Sign, Not Restored Or Doctored
- Neon Details: Original Unrestored
- Signed And Certified By H.J. Nick As Original American Museum And Investment Quality Collectible
- Neon Has Separate Toggle Pull Chord As Pictured So That The Sign Can Easily Be Switched On And Off Without Unplugging.
- Certification: Brass Tag Signed By H.J. Nick
- Fully Rebuilt: All Weather, Heavy Metal Housing Can For Indoor Or Outdoor Use
Collector Importance
This piece represents a restored survivor: an authentic Chevrolet dealership advertising sign that has been given new life while respecting its original mid-century design. Signs like this were once common in showrooms but few survive today, and even fewer have been preserved to this standard.
This is more than a neon sign—it’s a showpiece investment that connects directly to the Corvette legacy. Its rarity and restoration quality make it equally at home in:
- Prestigious private collections
- Classic car showrooms & dealerships
- Museums or automotive exhibitions
As the market for authentic automobilia continues to rise, well-preserved originals such as this represent an increasingly scarce opportunity.
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ArtFactory.com & H.J. Nick Brass Tag Certification Details
The H.J. Nick Brass Tag Certification ensures each piece to be the genuine article. Backed by our over a century of experience, with our word is our bond reputation and guaranteeing or your money back “forever". The H.J. Nick Brass Tag Certification makes this item one of the highest appreciating, collectible investments that you can make. These items can be insured at stated value, usually on your home owners policy, for little added premium. Thus, making this a safer investment than even those insured by the FDIC, is much more fun to own, and puts you in control instead of the bank.
Chevrolet Corvette Neon Sign Info
When we use the terms "Museum Quality" and "Historically Correct," we are indicating our world-class process. We absolutely preserve all original signs, badges, glass with anomalies, natural aged patinas, and everything that makes a vintage item collectible. Maintaining non-structural damage, all age, wear, and tear is proudly displayed to showcase each item's unique charm.
Due to our earned reputation, we have the good fortune to be in high demand by collectors. Because most of our items have a waiting list, if you're looking for a specific collectible, please ask to be put on our first come, first served list (refundable deposit required).
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