Vicky Vette

Hello everyone,

I am looking to have this plate made for the front of my car. I have only seen them in ads and brochures for the 68. I am not sure about the color of the lettering. Does anyone know the letter color, where I can get them made or any other info?

Easy Mike

These pop up in lots of GM publicity photos. Try Google Images and you may find more examples. They always appear to be white letters on a black plate to me.

Vicky Vette

I was thinking white as well until someone said they were gold. I have searched for a color picture and have yet to find one.

Bob

Alan 71

Hi vv,
A company named 'licenseplate.tv' makes all kinds of custom plates.
Perhaps they can make one for you.
Try google!
Regards,
Alan

Vicky Vette

Thanks Alan, I will be contacting them as soon as I nail down the colors

Bob

Easy Mike

Yellowish, maybe.


Be aware this is a studio photograph of a styling clay. Note the absence of thumb buttons. Yellowish appearance of the lettering could have come from the light source used for the picture.

This is probably the same clay. Different angle; different lighting.


FWIW: the pic you posted could have come from the same photo session as the two above.

Vicky Vette

very cool photo mike! I am leaning a little more towards a medium to light gold at this point.

Bob

Easy Mike

No one could argue with you.

loup68

Mike, I do not believe that the above cars are a styling clay. I think that they are very early pilot cars. The coupes have the interior sail panel lamp closer to the door window than the production one's. I think some of the 68 sales brochures photos, show cars with no door button, also. There is one publicity photo that shows the original one piece "targa" roof. You might have a copy of it. It shows a man and a woman holding the two "T- tops" in the air above the cabin and they have the tops in perfect alignment together and they are only holding the outer edges of the tops. You can tell that they drew a line on the one piece top photo and inked in the T bar. Lou.