Be Fast Be First Metal Sign - 16" x 13"

The Be Fast Be First artwork is a bold retro illustration built around a grinning skull wearing aviator-style goggles, with yellowed eyes, sharp black shadows, and a cigar clenched between its teeth. A tan ribbon banner sweeps across the top and bottom, edged in red pinstriping and filled with big red lettering that reads Be Fast and Be First. Around the skull, visible speed and RPM gauges, metallic gray forms, and sketchy mechanical details add a motorcycle and racing culture edge without crowding the composition. The palette leans hard into cream, red, black, gray, and brass tones, giving the piece the look of retro illustration with a rough, hand-painted attitude. For collectors of vintage metal garage signs, it has the right mix of skull art, speed graphics, and old-school shop energy.

Specifications

• Measures 16 inches by 13 inches and weighs 2 lbs
• Made after ordered
• Made in the USA
• Heavy 24 gauge American steel is laser cut and primed then the design is baked on to the metal using sublimation
• Pre-drilled and riveted for easy hanging

The metal is cut and primed before the artwork is applied by sublimation, giving the illustration crisp edges and solid color on a finished steel surface.