Original Scat Pack Bee Sign

[Floyd]

My favorite piece of Mopar advertising.  It will be interesting to see how high this goes. 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-1968-Dodge-Dealer-Scat-Pack-lighted-sign-THE-REAL-DEAL/303349515235

[JH27N0B]

Is that the same type/vintage as the one from Steve Julianos collection that sold for around $20,000 in the Mecum auction last spring?

[mccannix]

It is the same as the one from the Steven Juliano collection.
Believed to be less than 25 true originals left.
Did Steve's really go for that amount ?
I never did see the end amount on that auction

[JH27N0B]

I don't remember the exact number, but it sold up there in the 18-20K ballpark as I recall.

[fc7cuda]

That one appears to be a little rough nowhere near as nice as the one is Juliano owned.   

[cuda hunter]

barret jackson one sold for 4600.00.    Looks to be in better shape aside from the little hole in the tire. 

I don't have a sign in for the mecum auctions to see what the sale price was.  Anyone else able to log into that? 
https://www.mecum.com/lots/RM0519-375682/dodge-scat-pack-dealership-sign/

3200.00 is what I bet it goes for.  Since he won't ship the sign the only way to get it is to pick it up in Philadelphia.  Kinda limits the value to locals.   

[JH27N0B]

$19,470! 

[anlauto]

I know I'm alone on this....but I think I would rather spend the money and display a nice looking reproduction one in my garage then spend thousands of dollars on a ratty looking one only because it's original... If it was a perfect original...I understand, but when something is cracked and broken etc....it doesn't display all that well....but I guess if you're into collecting...these things are rare, so beggars can't be choosers I guess

[JH27N0B]

Is there a repro available?
Bruce made a nice Scat pack lighted sign for awhile that wasn't a repro, but was an original design inspired by the originals.  They haven't been available for a number of years.  And other than those, I am not aware of any repro lighted Scat Pack signs that have ever been available.
I watch the auction results of vintage signs of many different things and am surprised at how much they bring.  Some of these items are really large and I wonder how many people even have a place where they can display them.  I think much of the market is restaurants and bars, and for automotive, car parts suppliers and petroleum products the market is to car dealers and brokers.  I have a number of beer signs that I've picked up off and on since I was a kid, but looking back I wish I'd picked up some car and petroleum company items that I'd see when I went to swap meets in the 80s and the 90s as they were likely pretty affordable then compared to today.

[340challconvert]

 Sold for $19470k

[cuda hunter]

$19,470! 

Wow.  That's a pretty big spread from 20k to 4.5K.  condition condition condition.  I'm always amazed by sign prices. 

[rocketresto]

Guy here locally has the scat pack sign that came out of SL Savidge in Seattle.  Unfortunately it is not cheap and out of my price range.

[Floyd]

The Gardner exhaust guy did a small run of reproductions of the original Bee.  They were really nice.  Size, shape, and colors were very similar but his used a single fluorescent light fixture and had a plastic back.  I'm not sure how many he made, maybe 1-200? 

The originals used 5 incandescent bulbs and had a solid fiber (cardboard) back.  Many  of the originals show some damage/distortion from the heat from the light bulbs. 

Here's a Gardner sign listed on Worthpoint:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/scat-pack-bee-mopar-dodge-superbee-1822502561

[cuda hunter]

@Floyd  How much is the membership on worthpoint?  Seems like a pretty cool website.

[Floyd]

I don't know how much Worthpoint costs.  Agree that it looks useful, I'm just too cheap to pay😀