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Posted By: Alec GM General Motors Sign - Thu Feb 10 2022 08:09 PM
This is a great GM sign. Based on the typography I would date this sign to the 1930s/40s. $400 + shipping. Measures 29" x 3 1/4". Thanks!

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Posted By: Clunkmeister Re: GM General Motors Sign - Fri Feb 11 2022 02:14 PM
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Posted By: Alec Re: GM General Motors Sign - Fri Feb 11 2022 05:15 PM
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Posted By: Speedracer Re: GM General Motors Sign - Fri Feb 11 2022 11:39 PM
Nice sign. What were these on? They were attached to something. Someone told me once and I can’t remember.
Posted By: minuteman Re: GM General Motors Sign - Fri Feb 11 2022 11:45 PM
Front on bus
Posted By: Bill jr Re: GM General Motors Sign - Sat Feb 12 2022 01:09 AM
could have been on a radiator shell on a power plant generator etc
Posted By: Jolly-John Re: GM General Motors Sign - Sat Feb 12 2022 02:45 AM
I can't remember either, guys. But, could it have been used in the locomotive division GM owed from 1930 until the 2000's sometime? Looking online, I see it was named GM's Electro-Motive Division. As Bill jr noted above, I think they made diesel power plants, in addition to the locomotives. Again, just throwing that out for consideration. John
Posted By: Clunkmeister Re: GM General Motors Sign - Sat Feb 12 2022 05:10 AM
Locomotives were branded EMD for US produced Locos and Canada produced it was GMD.

EMD = ElectroMotive Division
GMD = General Motors Diesel

I’ve seen similar signs on stationary generators powered by the 567 diesel. That was the standard Locomotive prime mover for decades. It is a 2 cycle diesel with each cylinder displacing 567 cid. Usually in V8 or V12, mostly non turbo.
Posted By: JGD Re: GM General Motors Sign - Sat Feb 12 2022 02:01 PM
It’s definitely off of a generator.
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