Period correct "E9" type face or font for t-shirt

[Stevehose]

I'd like to make some t-shirts with a subtle "E9" logo of some sort, does anyone have any old brochures or catalogues from BMW that show a stylized text for this designation? Is it ever referenced in print from back in the day? I'd like to have some kind of cool legitimate 70's font or something. This may or may not be incorporated into a small detail of the car etc.

Then I will offer up the shirt for the forum members. I'm very picky about my hats and shirts (ask my wife) so it will be a small, subtle logo on a high quality shirt.

So please check your archives and memorobilia for anything interesting that says "E9" and forward it along, if I use it you'll get a free shirt!

 

[OKilligan]

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[HB Chris]

Since it was an internal factory code I doubt that it was ever publicly disclosed.

 

[TravL350]

I am fairly certain the official BMW font is Helvetica...for example "BMW M Power" on the valve cover etc. but not sure I have ever seen a logo for the chassis codes.

 

[Gary Knox]

OKilligan,

I LOVE that profile sketch. Thanks for posting it.

Gary

 

[rsporsche]

here's an idea ... we can change the font to get the 2800cs + 3.0cs closer to what it should be. in the top idea, the shirt color would be the white ... in the bottom one, the shirt color would be what is black

 

[restart]

This is guideline for advertising and from 1989, but interesting nonetheless for extrapolation?
News gothic for small and futura extra bold condensed.

 

[restart]

That's not subtle.
The smaller letters are close but the E and the nine are to stocky.
I still save the rags from my senior six shirts!
Al

here's an idea ... we can change the font to get the 2800cs + 3.0cs closer to what it should be. in the top idea, the shirt color would be the white ... in the bottom one, the shirt color would be what is black

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[rsporsche]

That's not subtle.
The smaller letters are close but the E and the nine are to stocky.
I still save the rags from my senior six shirts!
Al

it is, IF it is not very big ... and if its black on gray or white on gray. in actuality, the font is the same on my idea - Impact ... this is drawn in autocad, so its just a quick idea ... not a great graphics representation for printing. the drawing is nominally 2" x 3" ... so any scale that is 2 units wide x 3 units high

 

[deQuincey]

wouldn't it be "e9" and not "E9"
i recall someone produced a very nice font type for e9

 

[deQuincey]

it was this one, look at the e9 only

 

[Stevehose]

This is good stuff guys

 

[TravL350]

Steve - check out http://www.dafont.com/

Thousands upon thousands of free downloadable fonts. Many are very beautiful.

 

[Dohn]

You guys got me thinking about e9 logos. The type at bottom could be added to any of the designs, if desired. See what you think...

 

[TravL350]

Sweet! Very nice work!

 

[shanon]

An E9 font for consideration.

 

[restart]

This is close for me but needs alignment centred and sizes tweaked. Does one need to be mindful of putting out a correct web address in terms of thinning the gene pool.sorry for e pun.

I think the vertical order might be changed to fit corporate suggestions. Ie

 

[restart]

The t shirt version of this print ad suffers from cutting pasting and compression..

I can't put my finger on my actual print version, but IMO it should be formatted more like This.

 

[dang]

I'm partial to the block font with upper case "E". Makes it seem more serious, business-like, professional... The only reference I have is seeing newer BMW parts identified with the chassis numbers. All use uppercase letter with the numbers.... E90, F10, etc.

 

[restart]

Here is the E and the 9 in futura extra bold condensed from the 89 design book. I see now it is blockier than I thought and close to the E Scott posted. And for good measure the lower case e in futura extra bold condensed.