Chicago 500 Vintage Racing Metal Sign - 12" x 18"

This artwork reproduces an early racing poster for Chicago's First International 500 Mile Auto-Race, with bold blue hand-painted lettering across a bright yellow-orange field. The typography names the June 19, 1915 event and Speedway Park Chicago, while the lower right features a stylized race car in black, red, and blue with white speed marks cutting through the composition. The distressed edges, uneven lettering, and saturated blocks of color give it the look of vintage advertising and early motorsports poster art. It would fit naturally in a garage, workshop, showroom, office, game room, or man cave.

The subject matter is straightforward and historically rooted: a 500 mile auto race promoted in Chicago during the formative years of American speedway competition. The design has the direct visual punch of old track promotion, where big lettering, limited color, and a fast-moving car carry the composition. For collectors of vintage automotive metal signs, this piece has a strong period feel with a graphic style that reads instantly.

Specifications

• Measurements: 12 inches by 18 inches
• Weight: 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

Sign Variations:

• Chicago 500 Metal Sign - 36" x 24"
• Chicago 500 Metal Sign - 24" x 16"

The manufacturing approach gives the racing artwork crisp color reproduction on metal with careful handmade finishing.