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Volvo Typography #3 – (unknown font used in Volvo logo)

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A quick search of Volvo hubcaps appears to show this font used from 1960's to at least 1990's.
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I'm partial to the clean 1959-1970 font.

Also, it's fun to say sans serif as if you were French.
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Post by abscate »

BlackBart wrote: 09 Sep 2025, 13:37 I'm partial to the clean 1959-1970 font.

Also, it's fun to say sans serif as if you were French.
I liked Sans Serif's brother Omar - great movies in the 1960s
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That’s right!

There was one where he met a guy, Larry, in Arabia.
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Good old Larry of Arabia.

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Volvo: 2001 V70 T5, 1986 244DL, 1983 245DL, 1975 245DL, 1959 PV544, multiple Volvo parts cars.
Mercedes: 2001 E320, 1973 280, 1974 280C, 1989 300E, 1988 300TE, 1979 300TD, parts cars.
2009 Smart Passion
Ford: 1977 F350, 1964 F150 (2), 1938 Tudor Sedan
Farmall tractors: 1956 400 Diesel, 1946 A
And others.

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