Here in Indianapolis there is (as I'm sure you can imagine) more than one
ghost sign dedicated to some aspect of our car building and racing history.
My favorite is on the west side barn of the local city bus service.  It was
originally built by Fred and Ira Duesenburg as one half of their racing team
facility (the other building, which would have been next door, no longer
exists).  On one side of the building you can still see - very faint, mind -
"Dusenberg Racing Team".  Local history buffs, racing fans, lovers of the
Duesenburg family of cars, and even descendants of the racing teams are
working together to make sure the sign is saved (and if all possible
restored).

On 9/14/06, Ron May <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> There is a great ghost sign in San Diego, California that depicts a 1920s
> racing car and the driver is wearing a World War I pilot's hat and
> goggles.
> Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, convinced the owner to preserve it and got
> the
> news hawks to do a story about 20-years ago. I seem to recall the colors
> were
> white and green, but it has been a while since I saw it. Donaldson is now
> the
> California SHPO.
>
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>