New Custom SPID Labels
When I purchased my 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 I wanted to replace the glove box option label or SPID label as the original was destroyed when the truck was repainted. I quickly found that blank labels could be found but no one had a good way to put the proper text on the label so that it looked original. If you don't mind the font being wrong it can be typed out with a typewriter or made using a word processor on your computer but it’s very hard to run those 5x6 labels through most printers and again, the correct font is not available. If you spent several years doing a complete restoration, is an obviously fake SPID label what your truck deserves?
I searched all over the web for the font that was used and even spoke to some font experts and we determined it was not a font and is not available. These labels were done on high speed impact printers that were very expensive and are obsolete today. These labels were not done on typewriters and the characters are unique to the type of printers that General Motors used 30-40 years ago. I have over time come up with what I and others feel are a perfect set of characters that match the original type perfectly and when reprinted can fool most experts. What I can’t say for sure yet is what they will look like in 40 years!
Don't degrade that expensive restoration by putting a SPID label on your glove box door that looks homemade or has all the spaces wrong and makes people question how your truck was originally optioned! I can option your truck any way you like and I will work to your satisfaction before I print a perfect replica on a color laser printer. I do not use the pre-printed labels that can be found on EBAY, what good are they if the original text can't be put on them, right? I print my reproductions on permanent label paper that I feel are very close to the same type that was originally used and with the clear mylar cover it is almost impossible to tell it in not a 35-40 year old original label.
For $25 you get a printed label with up to 8 different option codes that are the most original type font available with the options you specify and text that you specify. If you desire extra options they can be added for $3 per option and we can put on as many as you like. Included is the clear piece of laminate that goes over the label to protect it as many had originally from the factory and a 5 page direction sheet to help you achieve a factory look when installed. I have 3 different labels; you may choose the style of label you want from the option style links to the left. If needed I can offer some assistance with the RPO codes and we will make the label the way you want it. I will not send the label until you and I are both satisfied with it and payment has been made. Money orders, and cashier checks are accepted, but Pay Pal is preferred and satisfaction is guaranteed.
Click on the examples to the left and see a finished label.
If you are interested in a custom label, contact Jeff at the address below.
