Automotive Type, Part Five

My fifth post in my series featuring automotive badges and lettering is a sequel to Part Four, all about script badges. Showing just twelve badges wasn’t enough, so here’s another grid of mid century script goodness. Enjoy!

If you’re interested in digging deeper into badge type design, check out writer and type expert Steven Coles’ excellent Tumblr page, Chromeography.

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Top row, left to right: 1950 Pontiac, 1950 Buick, 1951 Kaiser Henry J. Second row, left to right: 1954 Plymouth, 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, 1955 Willys Aero. Third row, left to right: 1956 Ford, Shasta travel trailer, 1956 Lincoln. Bottom row, left to ri…

Top row, left to right: 1950 Pontiac, 1950 Buick, 1951 Kaiser Henry J. Second row, left to right: 1954 Plymouth, 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, 1955 Willys Aero. Third row, left to right: 1956 Ford, Shasta travel trailer, 1956 Lincoln. Bottom row, left to right: 1957 Chrysler Imperial, 1960 Buick, 1965 Buick.