Art & Inspiration My latest car related project

I found this while digging with an excavator at work.

I have this posted on another site and thought since it is automotive related I would try it here.
If you have seen this on the other site let others guess what this is without spoiling it, please.


So, what is it?
(No...not the wheelbarrow)

 

hammer and dolly work. then a wash down...

 

Mobil gas station Pegasus sign.
http://aoghs.org/editors-picks/high-flying-trademark/

 

First photos look like crushed 35-36 Ford trunk lower panel someone made from a Mobil sign. Bob

 

I'm still pissed that 50 years ago, a friend who owned a Mobile Station offered me his Pegasus when he re-modeled. it was so big my dad wouldn't let me bring it home.

 

^^^Bummer those things are gold.

 

here are some more pics of the restoring it...

 

Well done. That is a nice sign to own! Good job restoring it!! Don

 

Nice job! Bruce.

 

Very cool....such an iconic sign to car buffs! The work you are doing on it, is awesome & it will have a great 'history' to it when finished....good vibes

 

Nice work so far. Looking forward to seeing more pics of the progress.

 

You must want one of them really bad!!!!!

 

here's some pics of my cardboard patterns.

 

I assume you'll paint the repair pieces to match +/- when you finish them?

I'm NOT. A fan of what many call "patina" but this sign is just awesome.

 

edges done, now I flipped it over to use some rust encapsulator
for the back , then bracing will be added from here

 

Man that is cool

 

You are bringing back some history my friend. Good job.

 

flipped back over and ready to put rust encapsulator on it then white paint...

 

Have you done something like this before?

 

Great save, looking forward to seeing this come back to life.

 

That is awesome dude!!!!

 

I have not done this before, it was fun!

 

Looking Nice.

 

When I first saw this thread, I was going to say : "There's one that probably won't buff out!". How wrong I was!

 

Cool project, hope you're leaving the original sign as is and just painting the new pieces.

 

Wait til Mike & Frank see this!

 

great save.......

 

Neatoldclassics, you should post this on "oldgas.com" the guys over there would love to see your progress and the fact you're saving it. Hats off to you dude!

 

After some debate with myself on how I wanted to restore the front, I decided to put the black rust encapsulator on the rusted spots.(of course after wire wheeling them).
Then put white paint on all of the black, sorry no photos of the black on the front.
Here's with white paint on the front and the borders along the edge. Applying it only after encapsulator dried fully.
At this point... wondering if I had made the right choice.