Some people smell motor oil and think “mess.” We smell it and think of a Saturday afternoon. Warm concrete, a radio playing somewhere, chrome catching the light, and an old car with its hood up. We’ve loved that world for as long as we can remember: the cars, the gas pumps, the service stations, and most of all the signs.
There’s something about a porcelain sign. The glossy enamel, the bold colors, the brand names that used to line every highway in America. It’s real porcelain fused onto steel, heavy in your hands, and it looks like it belongs on a service station wall. It all started with one sign spotted at a flea market, bought on impulse and hung on the garage wall. One turned into a few, a few turned into a wall full, and before long it turned into Roadside Classics.
We don’t want these signs sitting in a box. We want them up on a wall where people can enjoy them, in a garage, a shop, or a man cave, where somebody walks in and grins.
Who we are
Roadside Classics / Vintage Porcelain Signs is based in Houston, Texas. We sell porcelain advertising signs on this website and in our eBay store.
What we sell
We carry hundreds of vintage porcelain signs, with new ones added all the time. They cover:
- Gas station and motor oil signs (Texaco, Shell, Mobil, Sinclair, Esso and more)
- Cars, trucks and tractors (Ford, Chevrolet, Mopar, John Deere)
- Motorcycles (Harley-Davidson, Indian, Triumph)
- Firearms, fishing, outdoors and sports
- Soda, beer and tobacco
- Route 66, travel and aviation
- Comics, cartoons and pin-ups
Where the signs come from
Our signs come from other sellers, and we pick out the ones we’d want on our own walls. We also buy porcelain signs. If you have one to sell, see We Buy Porcelain Signs.
Every photo shows the exact sign you’ll get. Some signs have chips, nicks, rust or wear, and we show all of it in the pictures, so there are no surprises.
Why they make great gifts
You don’t need to be a collector to love one of these. A vintage porcelain sign is a great gift for:
- Car guys: a Ford, Chevy or motor oil sign for the garage
- Bikers: a Harley-Davidson or Indian sign for the shop
- Anglers and hunters: fishing and outdoor signs for the cabin or lake house
- Route 66 road-trippers and pilots: highway, travel and aviation signs
- Anyone with a bar, man cave, kitchen or barn: soda, beer, diner and farm signs
Browse by room on Shop by Room.
How we pack and ship
- Flat $10 shipping on US orders, no matter how many signs you order
- International shipping is available at checkout
- Ships by USPS within 1–2 business days. US delivery is by USPS Ground Advantage, typically 2–5 business days, and you get a tracking number.
- Every sign is packed tight so it doesn’t shift in the box
- Online orders only. Every order ships, and there’s no local pickup.
Buy with confidence
- 30-day returns, free. Return a sign within 30 days of delivery and we pay the return shipping. You get a full refund. Email us first for a return authorization. Details are on the Return & Refund Policy page.
- A huge following: Roadside Classics has a huge following of buyers and fans on eBay and social media (Facebook, Instagram, X).
- Our eBay track record: selling on eBay as roadside-classics since 2015, with 10,000+ positive reviews, 100% positive feedback, Top Rated Seller status and 30K+ items sold. See our eBay feedback or visit our eBay store.
Looking for a sign that isn’t listed? Get in touch and we’ll check for you.
Roadside Classics, Houston, Texas
