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1955–56 Buick Special (photo by Elise Carlton)

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1970s GMC Suburban (by Elise Carlton)

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We are now on Bluesky.

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1961–65 Chevrolet Corvair 95 van (Photo by Stephen Coles)

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1966–77 First Generation Ford Bronco (Photo by Stephen Coles)

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1965–66 Coronet 440 (photo by Kelvin Fagan)

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Holy Crap 1970s GMC Typography Was So Much Fun: Cold Start - The Autopian

Automotive badge typographic trends are pretty fascinating, and I think reveal far more about a given time, place, and culture than most peo

Jason Torchinksy pays tribute to GMC’s funky serif days.

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1933 Panhard & Levassor X72 Panoramique (by Wouter Bregman)

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1979 GMC Rally STX 25 Van fender emblem (submitted anonymously). Someone got a little too excited about ligatures on this one. But I guess that was common at GMC in the ’70s.

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Estate Stove and Oven (by Stephen Coles)

Original range in our cabin built by my grandparents in the 1930s.

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1930s Graham by Doug Haugum

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1947–49 Chevrolet Loadmaster by William Hopkins

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1975–80 GMC Sierra 25 by Stephen Coles in Oakland, CA. Back when it was ok for trucks to be fun, not just tough.

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1970s Ford Pinto by Simon H.

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Schwinn in Park Slope, NYC by Caroline Sarrette

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Dodge Van (with hand-painted sign) by Grant Hutchinson

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1970 Lancia Stratos Zero HF Prototype, designed by Bertone. Photos by Tom Wood ©2011 Courtesy of RM Au via Sotheby’s and Modern Design. A daring car with a daring badge. Don’t have space for the kind of ‘S’ you want? Just rotate it 90°! Why the apostrophe, though?