🔥 Very RARE Vintage 70s American MUSCLE Car ACME Paint AUTOMOTIVE Finishes SIGN

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🔥 Very RARE Vintage 70s American MUSCLE Car ACME Paint AUTOMOTIVE Finishes SIGN:
$3500.00

This is a visually striking andVery RARE Vintage 1970s American MUSCLE Car ACME Paint AUTOMOTIVE Finishes SIGN, Screenprint & paint on metal, which promotes ACME Automotive Finishes, a historic American company founded in Chicago in 1932. This sign depicts the company's mid 1970's - early 1980's logo, which features the tail end of a gold muscle car, portrayed against a stark white field. On the bumper of the car, it boldly reads: "ACME Automotive Finishes." The gold coloring in this sign shines brilliantly in natural sunlight (See Photo 24.) This large garage-sized collectible sign is approximately 34 inches tall x 70 inches wide x one inch thick. Over 2 x 5 feet! Due to the large size and heavy weight of this piece, S&H costs will be unavoidably high. However, Free Local Pickup from Los Angeles County, California is also an option. This item is in good condition for many decades of age, storage, and outdoor display use, with mild paint loss, paint flaking, scuffing, and edge wear throughout, and loosely mounted wooden bars affixed to the verso (please see all photos carefully.)This is a very rare sign. There is nothing comparable to this piece anywhere online, or in cataloged histories of past sale records. It is the largest known vintage ACME Automotive Finishes sign known to still exist. PRICED TO SELL. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks!
About this Item:Acme Finishing (Chicago)

Founding:Started in 1932 by William Walters, focusing on industrial coatings.
Growth:The Walters family grew the business for four generations, emphasizing customer service and modern equipment.
Modern Era:In 2015, Chicago-based Stacker Holdings (via Acuity Capital Partners) invested, but the Walters family remains involved.
Specialty:A large facility in Elk Grove Village serves manufacturers, holding certifications for demanding clients.

In 2022, Acme celebrated its 90th anniversary. The company was founded in 1932 in Chicago by William Walters. Four generations of the Walters family worked in the business and grew the company through their commitment to providing excellent customer service and by investing in cutting edge coating equipment. In 2015, Stacker Holdings, a Chicago-based private equity firm invested in Acme, though members of the Walters remain owners today. Stacker shares the Walters family’s commitment to providing customers with high quality coatings and great customer service and is also committed to helping Acme’s employees achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals.

Over the past five years, Acme has invested substantially in plant improvements including the addition of a new chain on edge production line, conversion of two unused loading docks into additional functional storage space, and investment in equipment to support a new metal tube cutting operation.