Mexican bus lettering

Reid Fisher · Post by **Reid Fisher** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:37 pm

Pardon my abundant ignorance(!!), I just fortuitously found your amazing forum in the course of a search:

Many Mexican second-class buses are hand-lettered in a distinctive, ornate style I'd like to locate an alphabet for (OK, I want to label my 1947 Ford tractor). Living in California, I see this style on occasion, but can't find a sample alphabet, since at least as used by Mexican immigrants, it's more or less a folk tradition, not something I've found online.

Any resources you folks could steer me to? Thanks again, and keep up this great tradition!

reidfisher "at" hotmail.com
San Martin, Calif

Carol · Post by **Carol** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:11 pm

Some I've seen recently were an Old English Script. If you decide on this one, PLEASE, use Caps and lower case. NOT ALL CAPS. I recently saw some very nice hand lettering in Oaxaca, both on vehicles and on very rough walls. Nice to see handlettering again; and well done.
C.

Jim Moser · Post by **Jim Moser** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:04 pm

Having lived along the mexican border a large part of my life, most of the vehicle lettering I remember seeing was some sort of "Old English" and there were different flourishes on each one depending on the artist. Most also had a different color or shade brushed onto the lower portion of the letter making it two tone. For instance, a yellow letter with the lower part done in orange or red.

Post by **Mike Jackson** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:39 am

Reid,
If you are checking back on this thread, maybe you can snap a photo of a sign or bus with lettering you are talking about. After that, someone here might be able to be more specific with their responses.

Mike Jackson

Larry White · Post by **Larry White** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 2:27 pm

Check around on this site and you might find what you're looking for. Check the links too!
http://www.ruavista.com/paulinho.htm

-LW

Laura Butler · Post by **Laura Butler** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:04 pm

Try www.letterheadfonts.com

Rick Chavez · Post by **Rick Chavez** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:58 am

There was a traveling show and a book on mexican street graphics.

The website for the show is:

http://www.sensacional.com.mx/

And the book is called "Sensacional, Mexican Street Graphics"

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156898 ... e&n=283155

Rick Chavez · Post by **Rick Chavez** » Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:52 pm

Here is another link I have....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hukes/sets/797985/