Any interest in a "correct" deck lid Posi Decal?

[Don_Lightfoot]

Thanks to a guy I know who works for a Graphic Designer I was able to get the fonts for no charge. They are extremely close to the original Rick has. Only a few letters may need to be adjusted. Rick has already provided me with some feedback in comparison to his original and perhaps he will jump in here as well.

Pictured below is a scan of the latest draft I have done (scan is larger than actual size). Colour is not finalized as yet, but it is the easiest thing to adjust. The small print at the bottom is virtually dead on. A few letters in the large print probably need some alterations – primarily A, C, G, M, and W. For example, I have already condensed horizontally the C in the word Caution bringing it more in line with the original. The C’s in the other large text have not been changed as yet.

I am not 100% sure of the spacing and alignment just yet. This will be able to be confirmed once I receive a copy of the one being sent to me by the “mystery man”. Special thanks to him.

Unfortunately the one thing I will not be able to adjust will be the underlines. There should be a little more space between the underline and the text. I do not have any software to accomplish that task.

This will not be marketed in the true sense of the word. I do not want to cut the grass of the guy in Florida who is marketing these, nor our “mystery man” who provides some to others as a gesture. It will be approached based on Greg’s earlier suggestion about a donation to SYC. If I can get it close enough to satisfy myself (perhaps others may not be satisfied – can’t win them all I guess) then I will likely sell them for about $5 including mailing to members on here (so many have already expressed interest) with $2 going to SYC. If I get them professionally printed then that price may go up a buck or two. We are still a ways away from a final draft. If SYC feel all this is inappropriate then I will basically do one for myself.

So, why am I doing this and putting so much time into it? I enjoy fiddling with this stuff and try to help the hobby in my own little way I guess. I also detest incorrect reproductions. Mine may not end up to be a perfect match, but it should be very, very close.

Fire away gang, let me know what you think. Appreciate it

[Plowman]

I like it. Put me down for some[5 or 6].

[Rixls6]

The only thing I see in addition to moving the underlining down a bit, that needs any real adjustment, would be to shrink the white triangle in the "A"'s

[Don_Lightfoot]

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The only thing I see in addition to moving the underlining down a bit, that needs any real adjustment, would be to shrink the white triangle in the "A"'s

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Yes Rick, the "A" was one of the letters I noted for the exact reason you mention. You have good eyes pal. I've been doodling with that "A" a little bit for a couple of days and below is the sdjustment I have made. That's as close as I can get that "space".

I actually don't see a need to adjust the "C" after looking at these.

No way I will be able to adjust the underline with the software I have. It is what it is.

[KevinW]

Don, after seeing your comparision pics, I am now wondering what I have. Here is a pic of my posi label. I bought this back in the 80s. It is a peel-off adhesive type with Brown-Bridge strip-tac words on the back. This is the one I scanned and was going to try to copy, but the background is off white and needs to be cleaned up.

The A and the C look to me as a perfect match for the originals.

[Don_Lightfoot]

Yours appears to be dead on Kevin.

[KevinW]

Thanks Don. Maybe I will try to copy it again.

[Don_Lightfoot]

I’ve done some fine tuning on this and feel like this is as good as it’s going to get. This included the vertical alignment of the starting and ending letters for each word to the lines above and below. Spacing between the words was also customized as they are by no means uniform. Specific letters needed to be adjusted as well. All this was done in comparison to the original picture provided by Rick Pauley. Further assistance was provided from copies sent to me done by the “mystery man”. Again, I am unfortunately unable to adjust the “underline” with the software I have.

The background colour is a very light “off-White” like the original. The main large wording is about 1/16 inch wider than Rick’s original. Line spacing and margin spacing is virtually dead on to the original.

There must have been so many of these made over the years. The one on my car has obviously been on there a long time as it was there when I bought it nine years ago. The decal on my car does not have the date, fonts are all wrong, alignment is not right and the corners are rounded. I have been asked if this decal could be done without a date and that is certainly not a problem.

I can print these myself, but all I have are inkjet printers. I’m afraid the ink would just not be durable enough (EG – should you wipe a wet rag over it). I seal clear vinyl over other decals I make, but that would not look right. As a result, I will need to approach a printer to get these done the way they should be. The original “non glued” decals have a very unique paper which hopefully a printer can replicate (thanks again to the “mystery man” for a sample). Perhaps the printer can do something about the underline as well.

So, here is where we are now. Comparisons are again pictured below. Comments welcome.

[Steven J]

I'll take two when they are ready to go.

[ORIGLS6]

Don,
I've seen a number of variations in the weight of the fonts along the bottom. Verne Frantz's original label and Sam Griffith's original show the differences quite obvious. I even checked out a couple more at the Gibb Show this weekend.
Again I say, these things were furnished to GM over a number of years and likely came from a number of different vendors (or maybe printed in the individual assembly plants ???) so who's gonna be the "expert" to stand up and say "They should ALL be EXACTLY alike!!!"

I'd give your version a 99% approval rating! GO FOR IT!