Typophile

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This is a badge on the back of my car... I've seen a few similarities with other fonts, nothing exceptionally close though... (Autotechnica for one)... it's on the back of many GM cars in Australia, ranging from 1987-1997 (possibly later), I've seen about 6 different models, all with the same lettering...

I'm hoping it wasn't made exclusively for them, but god knows... here is the image... any help would be greatly appreciated,


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Thanks guys, and Cheers, Glen.

unknown

ok, well, i killed that post. i guess the Enable HTML code in message doesn't actually work. :/ Camira-small

I guess i should of done that to begin with, heh. :-)

Thanks, Glen.

unknown

Auto makers have always had people in-house who design the nameplates. They are sometimes based on fonts, but more often, they are custom-designed. That said, there may well be a font that looks something like this, but I think it's unlikely that they used a font to create this particular nameplate.

unknown

Thanks for the post. I was dreading that it was a custom creation, but if anyone could give suggestions on a similar design, I'd be more than greatful.

there are about 6-7 models of car, with this lettering on each, so i guess it could come down to scanning the badges, and creating a font out of it. while I don't have access to all of the letters, I have most, so i guess it's better than nothing.

Cheers,
Glen.

unknown

I started searching with the word 'Techno' at MyFonts.com. Here's the first close one, SB Vibe.
There are probably more, because this kind of squared Bauhaus-look is very popular.

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