What rear lettering looks best on a black car?
#32
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None. I like looking in my rear view mirror at a stop light and watch people squinting and moving their heads back and forth trying to make it out. It is great fun.
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I'm of the opinion that I really don't want anything on the car that would help folks describe it in their nine-one-one call. No stickers, no personal plates, nothing that stands out or could be picked out easily in a line-up. The subtle, quiet cars can be driven a lot faster without raising too many eyebrows or worse.
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#40
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I'll be removing, stripping, repriming/painting the black bumper cover on my 86.5 soon. This thread is timed perfectly as I was stuck on the fence about relettering. Silver looks good on the black, but the lettering is 1980s largish...a billboard name on it's *** is too much of a shout out for me. My reason to put the lettering on was to keep it as original. But I like the subtle naked look displayed by others here. I agree about keeping folks guessing and squinting at the naked letters....but dr bob's comment about keeping it subtle rings true to me. Most today will only know it's a "black sports car". However, when I put the Virginia antique license plates on it (black with white letters/numbers) attention increased about 100%. Often at gas stations the license plates grab people's attention and are the conversation starter..."That thing is an antique?" Not exactly stealthy.
#41
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test - nothing subtle about these cars especially with a decent exhaust. People hear mine before they see it, and when they see it, there is nothing mundane about it. It's a Porsche, proud of it, and now the factory has come back to it, including the light indents.
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