jz214
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01-12-04 04:21 PM - Post#371695
Does anyone know where I might be able to pickup some great old classic Chevrolet and Bel AIr FONTS??
John
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jmiller
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 04:09 AM - Post#371696
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Fonts? 
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 05:29 AM - Post#371697
In response to jz214
Are you looking for the printer font style that was used by Chevrolet for their scripts, or are you looking for the metal scrips themselves?
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 07:50 AM - Post#371698
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Fonts?
Sorry I had to put them as an image file but they only show if you have them installed on your PC . If anybody wants any of these let me know and I'll zip em up for you.
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jz214
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 01:01 PM - Post#371699
In response to Stitch
Sorry for the confusion. Yes, indeed, I am looking for these sort of "print fonts". Could you email me them at jz214@adelphia.net
Much obliged. They are very difficult to find, and your examples are the closest I have found to date. 
John
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jz214
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 01:01 PM - Post#371700
In response to Ronnie44
Ronnie, yes I am looking for the printer fonts.
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 01:22 PM - Post#371701
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The font you are looking for is a standard in Word.
Open Word and start a new letter. Then surf the different fonts available. Its called "MAGNETO".
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Stitch
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 01:30 PM - Post#371702
In response to jz214
Hi jz214 , I just tried to zip up those fonts to email to you but there must be a different method for extracting font files , I'm sure my comp guru buddy will know how , I'll ask him tomorrow and get them on their way.
Hi Ollie , Magneto isn't a standard Word font but it's great to have the correct name for it  . Maybe you've installed some other software at some time with fonts in it and that's why you've got it in MS Word ?
While Magneto is close when compared side by side it's still quite different.
http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/magneto/
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 02:14 PM - Post#371703
In response to Stitch
Stich:
Thanks for the try. You might also be able to send them to me as an attachement of the actual file. They usually not very large. Look under your windows directory, and you should have a directory named FONTS. I also agree that Magneto, while close, still does not win the cigar. And yes, Magneto was not a standard supplied font for Word
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jz214
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 02:16 PM - Post#371704
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Stitch (sorry for the misspell before):
I already have air conditioner font and rocket
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Stitch
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 02:22 PM - Post#371705
In response to jz214
Zip file on the way jz214 , hope it works ok - if not let me know.
Ron
hehe , you must've posted about the ones you already have while I was doing the zip ....oh well now you got 'em twice 
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 02:23 PM - Post#371706
In response to jz214
Well, I thought it was pretty darn close.
No rabbits in my hat - I have standard Word in my desktop and laptop and both have Magneto.
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Stitch
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-13-04 02:27 PM - Post#371707
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Maybe your Word is later than mine Ollie , or perhaps you've got the full Office package ?
Mine is Word 2000
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-14-04 12:16 PM - Post#371708
In response to Stitch
I have the full Office XP and Office 2000 suites, and Magneto is not an included font in either.
Lots of programs install their own fonts to your machine's fonts directory, making them available in Word and any other program that uses fonts. If you have that same program (that includes the Magneto font) installed on both machines, you will see it in Word on both machines.
For more info on that particular font, try this page: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fontbureau/magneto/
The cost outright is $40 (sheesh!)...it was likely sold and included as a package of fonts available to programmers for inclusion in their programs, this is how you probably got it.
Though I'm not condoning this, you can simply locate the font on one machine and copy it to another machine. 
Sorry to geek out on you there, but I'm a computer software technician by trade, it's my job to know this kinda stuff.
Hope that helps! 
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Re: 50's classic chevy fonts
01-14-04 12:26 PM - Post#371709
In response to bluesfella
I have Office XP Prof. And it has the Magneto.
thanks all for that question and answer.
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