Mexican Auto Race Metal Sign - 16" x 24"

This artwork reproduces a bold vintage race poster for the Mexican Pan-American Auto-Race, with deep red block lettering across a pale blue sky and the phrase From Border To Border set off to the right. Below the title, the composition mixes waving national flags, a map of Mexico, and a small red-and-black race car tracing a marked route through places labeled Chihuahua, Durango, Mexico City, Oaxaca, and El Ocotal. The date May 5th 1950 and prize information at the bottom anchor it firmly in early postwar motorsport culture.

The palette is patriotic and graphic: red, white, blue, green, and cream areas read like hand-painted advertising art, with simplified shapes and deliberately uneven edges. Large flags dominate the upper and right portions, while the route map gives the piece a documentary feel that connects it to border-to-border endurance racing. For collectors of vintage automobilia signs or auto racing wall art, the appeal is in the mix of typography, geography, and competition history rather than a single car portrait.

Specifications

• Measurements: 16 inches by 24 inches
• Weight: 4 lbs.
• Hand-made metal sign
• Made after it is ordered
• Made in the USA
• Heavy 24 gauge American steel is laser cut and primed
• Design is baked on to the metal using sublimation
• Pre-drilled and riveted for easy hanging

Sign Variations:

• Mexican Auto Race Metal Sign - 12" x 18"

The production process is hands-on from preparation through final print transfer, giving the race artwork crisp color and a carefully crafted metal presentation.