I'm retired, but my den has a large glass cabinet with a bunch of 1:18 diecast models and various memorabilia, Meadowbrook vintage race posters mounted on the walls, a Dodge Viper swivel chair and two matching fixed side chairs for seating, and a picture of my racing idol, Gilles Villeneuve..
If you honestly have a suit and tie type environment, I would suggest repops of vintage racing posters from when they were actual art. Also, professionally done artistic photographs of vintage cars always has a classy touch.
Tyler H wrote: In reality, you're in a very small circle of enthusiasts that share the same mental illness. You'll open a lot more doors for yourself with golf crap or stick-and-ball sports memorabilia. If you're new and unestablished, keep it generic. If you've been around long enough to earn the right to be eccentric, do what you like.
Ha, well all good points. For what it's worth, no I'm not a rookie here, and have earned some room to be eccentric.
I guess I just suck at the details of making things look the part.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: If you honestly have a suit and tie type environment, I would suggest repops of vintage racing posters from when they were actual art. Also, professionally done artistic photographs of vintage cars always has a classy touch.
I was thinking something along these lines as well. I like the vintage racing posters idea.
Something that's "artsy" regardless of whether clients have any interest in cars.
Ed Higginbotham wrote: I hear a GRM wall calendar is a nice touch.
Depends on the month, right now my coworkers mistakenly think I have an affinity for the Ford Focus.
It is literally the only thing not work related adorning my walls, and it's a flipping Focus. 
I work in an open office with 4 other guys. I have the current GRM calendar, a couple pictures of my cars, and the first AX trophy I won with each of the 2 clubs I normally run with.
Oh, and the Johnny Lightning Speed Racer set - Mach 5, Racer X's Shooting Star, the Snake Oiler's car, and Captain Terror's #11.
Tangential but true story: I once got a small project from a new client because I recognized the VIR mug he brought to the conference room for our first informational meeting.
I have a wallet-sized photo of each kid, nothing else. I won't ever make my workspace a second home again.
Uh, my office is all business. All the time. Plus a coupla toys.
Margie
I love that Red Jammer Glacier National Park bus and camper. Nice combo.
In reply to Marjorie Suddard:
The Shasta suddenly makes even more sense.
I have a lava lamp and a big-ass sound system. If I had a more private office (or a larger, more traditional desk), I'd probably bring in a Tiffany-style lamp.
It's possible I have a problem. Or a couple.
Margie
xflowgolf wrote:SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: If you honestly have a suit and tie type environment, I would suggest repops of vintage racing posters from when they were actual art. Also, professionally done artistic photographs of vintage cars always has a classy touch.I was thinking something along these lines as well. I like the vintage racing posters idea. Something that's "artsy" regardless of whether clients have any interest in cars.
I actually have this one in my house, but there are a ton of Monaco posters that look badass.
xflowgolf wrote:Tyler H wrote: In reality, you're in a very small circle of enthusiasts that share the same mental illness. You'll open a lot more doors for yourself with golf crap or stick-and-ball sports memorabilia. If you're new and unestablished, keep it generic. If you've been around long enough to earn the right to be eccentric, do what you like.Ha, well all good points. For what it's worth, no I'm not a rookie here, and have earned some room to be eccentric. I guess I just suck at the details of making things look the part.SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: If you honestly have a suit and tie type environment, I would suggest repops of vintage racing posters from when they were actual art. Also, professionally done artistic photographs of vintage cars always has a classy touch.I was thinking something along these lines as well. I like the vintage racing posters idea. Something that's "artsy" regardless of whether clients have any interest in cars.
The posters for the Rennsport meets are good art - plus they have Porsches, which is good for the golf crap crowd.
I have a small cube.
I have a few Porsche and Ferrari autographed race car pictures. One is autographed by patrick long and one from Patrick Pilet. Then I have the classic motorsports calendar and the 100th anniversary NPS calendar. A couple of awards and crap and that is about it. Not a lot of room really. It sounds like we are going nomadic next year so probably no more office for me.
I work from home most days. Sometimes I sit here when it isn't cluttered all up with junk because I tore down the peg board and my new perforated stainless sheet hasn't shown up yet.
I have two offices that I split time in, one has automotive puzzles that I have framed. A 1900's racer on a hillclimb, a 1935 Chevy pickup in a farmyard and the interior of a 55 Lincoln continental. The other shop has some Porsche Hot Wheels and a rennsport poster hung above them.
I almost wish I had an office so I could display some of the debris floating around my garage. I have to settle for some decals on my clipboard and in the winter my GRM beanie.
java230 wrote: I have always thought these 3d track cutouts were cool, and pretty slick/tasteful for an upscale office.
My neighbor is a serious drag racer that has run his blown altered all over the country. His daughter' boyfriend goes on about how much better a driver he is for having run his civic at Watkins Glen once because it's got turns and stuff. He's got a WG sticker on his car, one of those cutouts on his wall. The last time I was in the neighbor's garage he painted about 25 paint sticks black, labeled them for the tracks he's run and hung them on his wall.
M030 and I both have recaros mounted to office chair bases. Comfy and stylish.
GRM calendar at the desk, GRM and SCCA stickers on my toolbox.
Wall-e wrote: I almost wish I had an office so I could display some of the debris floating around my garage. I have to settle for some decals on my clipboard and in the winter my GRM beanie.java230 wrote: I have always thought these 3d track cutouts were cool, and pretty slick/tasteful for an upscale office.My neighbor is a serious drag racer that has run his blown altered all over the country. His daughter' boyfriend goes on about how much better a driver he is for having run his civic at Watkins Glen once because it's got turns and stuff. He's got a WG sticker on his car, one of those cutouts on his wall. The last time I was in the neighbor's garage he painted about 25 paint sticks black, labeled them for the tracks he's run and hung them on his wall.
It took me a minute to get the paint stick thing, but damn is that clever.
We're getting ready to move offices, so I will probably lose some decorating room. Currently I have a bunch of matchbox cars, an old CMS calendar, a 2002 edition Mark Martin Pfizer NASCAR that I bought at the company store in '03 and a stack of company calendars I make every year since 2014 when HR decided to stop publishing one for some reason.
And the pre-requisite Dilbert cartoons since I work in an engineering office.
GRM wall calendar, and a Nismo hot wheels complete with slightly-too-large-for-scale traffic cones laid out in a slalom. Everything else on my desk looks like typical office crap.
In addition to application design graphics actually related to my work, I have this on my wall. I use it to explain to my co-workers why their cars suck. 
I know they must respect me for it, because everyone stops talking when I enter the room.
Back in the day when I had an office, I had car posters, a Toyota wall clock, GRM calendar, automobile magazines, assorted Hot Wheels cars/small cars, picture of my race car on track, autographed picture of Roger Penske, picture of a friend w/Don Garlits at his museum, a very large book shelf containing Automobile Quarterly from Year 1, Volume 1 to late 70s (donated to the school), automobile related books (Unfair Advantage, Unsafe at Any Speed, Six Men Who Built the Modern Auto Industry etc.) that were lent to students. The Automotive News anniversary issues for Ford, GM and Toyota, 100 Events that Made the Industry and America at the Wheel. Last but not least, my curriculum/research/pass around examples for my course The Automobile in America which I taught for over 20 years.
bigdaddylee82 wrote:Ed Higginbotham wrote: I hear a GRM wall calendar is a nice touch.Depends on the month, right now my coworkers mistakenly think I have an affinity for the Ford Focus. It is literally the only thing not work related adorning my walls, and it's a flipping Focus.
Haha. Courage. You get a Concours d'Lemons land yacht in one more week. November is actually SWMBO's favorite month. (that's her in the passenger's seat.) She's pretty sure she's famous now.
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