NEW 1958 Scotsman Truck decals are now available. The full 3 piece decal set has been resurrected after some extensive research and review of existing decals. During that research several interesting bits of information were learned. To the best of my knowledge:
* There probably never a Studebaker part number issued for the Scotsman decals,
* The 1958 decals may possibly be the earliest automotive decal used to designate the name of a vehicle.
* The original decals were in all likelihood silk screened on to a decal type material which had limited durability to weathering; although some samples have survived over 50 years.
The examples remaining today are usually fractured, have lost much of their original detail and are often very degraded. We reviewed over a dozen existing decals to assure these hand crafted reproductions would be as accurate as possible.
While modern technology and graphic software could have made these new decals perfect care was taken to mirror the original decals and their classic imperfections.
The originals were not symmetrical. The scotch plaid background was not evenly spaced. The slightly off symmetrical border shape of the hood decal and the original hand dawn letters had inconsistencies. The declining crispness of the silk screens during production created slightly different characteristics in some decals.
Today modern graphic software and technology could have made these decals perfect in all dimensions and graphic features, but then they would have been too perfect! So the graphic designers I engaged were required to recreate the original imperfections. They did a great job! Holding a reproduction decal along side an old decal makes one appreciate that these are not todays perfect graphic art! They are as close as possible to being perfect reproductions with all the original imperfections.
These NEW decals are made on the renowned 3M Scotchcal film used for todays automotive decals and should resist weathering, fading and abrasions for years. The decal imprint and colors are sandwiched within the proprietary Scotchcal 200 film. These decals were manufactured under exclusive contract to me with a long established, well known reputable nationally known vehicle graphics company that manufactures many vehicle & industrial decals. They are of the highest quality and will last for decades.
You can purchase the complete individually die cut 3 piece set for $45.00 plus $5.35 US Priority Mail Postage in the lower 48 states. Outside the Lower 48 US States contact me with your address regarding shipping expense to your location.
You will enjoy these high quality reproductions. They will look great on your 1958 Scotsman Truck or framed and mounted with your Studebaker memorabilia.
Visit my web page for more details: https://sites.google.com/site/1958scotsmandecals/
Henry Votel
6015 190th Street N
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651-426-1610
Money orders accepted. Paypal preferred to gudim1945@isd.net
* There probably never a Studebaker part number issued for the Scotsman decals,
* The 1958 decals may possibly be the earliest automotive decal used to designate the name of a vehicle.
* The original decals were in all likelihood silk screened on to a decal type material which had limited durability to weathering; although some samples have survived over 50 years.
The examples remaining today are usually fractured, have lost much of their original detail and are often very degraded. We reviewed over a dozen existing decals to assure these hand crafted reproductions would be as accurate as possible.
While modern technology and graphic software could have made these new decals perfect care was taken to mirror the original decals and their classic imperfections.
The originals were not symmetrical. The scotch plaid background was not evenly spaced. The slightly off symmetrical border shape of the hood decal and the original hand dawn letters had inconsistencies. The declining crispness of the silk screens during production created slightly different characteristics in some decals.
Today modern graphic software and technology could have made these decals perfect in all dimensions and graphic features, but then they would have been too perfect! So the graphic designers I engaged were required to recreate the original imperfections. They did a great job! Holding a reproduction decal along side an old decal makes one appreciate that these are not todays perfect graphic art! They are as close as possible to being perfect reproductions with all the original imperfections.
These NEW decals are made on the renowned 3M Scotchcal film used for todays automotive decals and should resist weathering, fading and abrasions for years. The decal imprint and colors are sandwiched within the proprietary Scotchcal 200 film. These decals were manufactured under exclusive contract to me with a long established, well known reputable nationally known vehicle graphics company that manufactures many vehicle & industrial decals. They are of the highest quality and will last for decades.
You can purchase the complete individually die cut 3 piece set for $45.00 plus $5.35 US Priority Mail Postage in the lower 48 states. Outside the Lower 48 US States contact me with your address regarding shipping expense to your location.
You will enjoy these high quality reproductions. They will look great on your 1958 Scotsman Truck or framed and mounted with your Studebaker memorabilia.
Visit my web page for more details: https://sites.google.com/site/1958scotsmandecals/
Henry Votel
6015 190th Street N
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651-426-1610
Money orders accepted. Paypal preferred to gudim1945@isd.net
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