Chromeography

1955–56 Buick Special (photo by Elise Carlton)

1970s GMC Suburban (by Elise Carlton)

1961–65 Chevrolet Corvair 95 van (Photo by Stephen Coles)

1966–77 First Generation Ford Bronco (Photo by Stephen Coles)

1965–66 Coronet 440 (photo by Kelvin Fagan)

Jason Torchinksy pays tribute to GMC’s funky serif days.

1933 Panhard & Levassor X72 Panoramique (by Wouter Bregman)

1979 GMC Rally STX 25 Van fender emblem (submitted anonymously). Someone got a little too excited about ligatures on this one. But I guess that was common at GMC in the ’70s.

Original range in our cabin built by my grandparents in the 1930s.

1930s Graham by Doug Haugum

1947–49 Chevrolet Loadmaster by William Hopkins

1975–80 GMC Sierra 25 by Stephen Coles in Oakland, CA. Back when it was ok for trucks to be fun, not just tough.

1970s Ford Pinto by Simon H.

Schwinn in Park Slope, NYC by Caroline Sarrette

Dodge Van (with hand-painted sign) by Grant Hutchinson

1970 Lancia Stratos Zero HF Prototype, designed by Bertone. Photos by Tom Wood ©2011 Courtesy of RM Au via Sotheby’s and Modern Design. A daring car with a daring badge. Don’t have space for the kind of ‘S’ you want? Just rotate it 90°! Why the apostrophe, though?