[C1] Anyone made their own window sticker?
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Anyone made their own window sticker?
I'm looking to see if anyone has scanned an original window sticker for a 58 and modified it to fit their car.
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I just discovered that window stickers didn't come out until 1959...still would be kind of cool to have cause 99.9% of the people wouldn't know.
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window-sticker.com... Get anything you want on it...
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You need to do a search but there was a thread several months ago about window stickers. There is a guy who makes these for around 30 dollars and also a member show one he made using his computer.
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I would like to get one for a car show I just heard about this weekend. So I don't have much time to put something together. I'm pretty good when it comes to photo shop...all I need is a copy of one.
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That's great! I'm pretty sure I can photo shop this and make it fit my car. I'll give it a shot and post what I accomplish on this post.
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Anyone know where I can find what the options costs for a 58...like power windows, heater, etc.
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I did find the prices for the options. Here is what I came up with so far
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What was the physical size of the sticker?
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Try Calibri font in 16 point size. I had to double-space between letters to make it look more like the original font GM used, but it's pretty close. I also laid out a different-color grid (I used hot pink - easy to see, easy to separately erase) over the entire page to help align everything. Good luck, let us see what you come up with.
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Correct original size was approximately 10.5" x 6.5". I couldn't find an original sticker with the actual freight charge for the dealership where my '62 was delivered new (Washington Motor Co. in Abingdon, Virginia) so I looked at a bunch of original dealer stickers, figured out the distance from the St. Louis assembly plant to those dealers, and came up with a cost-per-mile figure, which is what I used. You can do the same.
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Interesting...didn't know that.
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Funny how some of you know even what existed just on the window sticker.
I just made up the codes. So I guess not only the codes were missing but the title also?
Since I am doing this on my own, there is probably a lot wrong with it down to the font
I just made up the codes. So I guess not only the codes were missing but the title also?
Since I am doing this on my own, there is probably a lot wrong with it down to the font
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Did they just tape it to the window or was it in some kind of baggie?
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Originally most were affixed with a strip of mucilage (glue) run down each vertical edge. As I said, I laminated mine and just tape it to the inside of the window at shows.