That one of those non-reflective 66s was pumping out in the mid-1970s? I have one hanging in my living room at home incidentally next to Oatman Highway and AZ 66.
I just missed out on a CA 57 yesterday. Really it’s been slim pickings this past couple months. Not a lot of things I want and they are overpriced when they do come up.
It's the closest I'll get to the real thing for a while. And to a casual passer-by, they won't know the difference.
I have 3 searches on e-bay: road signs, traffic signs, highway signs
A lot catches my interest, but I have to decide how badly I want it and if I can afford it.
There is some duplication of listings, but I get a decent variety to look at.
I use something similar:
highway signroad signInterstate SignFor some reason a lot of people list things like California spades as "Interstate" signs, generally they are a crap shoot with prices. "Road Sign" seems to yield a lot of Michigan shields for some reason, one of the major sellers in the area never lists them as "highway" for some reason.
My ILDOT 66 shield is slightly more worn than yours:
IMG_5192 by
Max Rockatansky, on Flickr
I found one of those 66s for $29.99 on eBay a couple years back. I had no idea if it was real or not but thought it was worth the chance given the font looked correct from the pictures. Turned out it was one of those 66 shields Illinois was giving away when US 66 was being decommissioned in the state. I still think its pretty cool considering that I got it on the cheap. I have it above the fire place with AZ 66:
IMG_5191 by
Max Rockatansky, on Flickr
And a replica US 66 shield which an accompanying Oatman Highway blade:
IMG_5195 by
Max Rockatansky, on Flickr
Incidentally that Oatman Highway blade is by far the most expensive street blade I've ever paid for. I don't think I'll ever see another one and I wasn't going to pass on it given how much fun that old stretch of 66 has brought me over the years.