Le Mans Font / Typeface ?

[Shadytree]

Can anyone direct me to a font that is pretty similar to the one used for Le Mans type



I'm trying to do some wording for this years chariots in a similar style.


also posted on teh computer forum

[spikeyplanet]

it's not perfect, but the 'heures du mans' is pretty close to arial black set to 75% width, with the 24 as regular arial black

like i said, pretty close, but the S isn't quite there.

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[seasider]

Well done shifty

[hugoagogo]

Futura bold italic

dunno where you'll get it for free though

Edited by hugoagogo on Wednesday 16th May 11:39

[Jez Thain]

hi

The '24' is Helvetica bold oblique, the rest is Frutiger, or a version of!

If you need any help setting anything up give me a shout, i'm doing quite a few cars for people this year!!

cheers

Jeremy

[BOOLAY]

I believe you can get Frutiger font if you download Microsoft Reader
[url]www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.mspx[/url]

Edited by BOOLAY on Wednesday 16th May 12:15

[Skunkworkz]

We've had these made up for our convoy, keep an eye for 14 cars with them on the rear window!

[Shadytree]

Jez Thain said:

hi

The '24' is Helvetica bold oblique, the rest is Frutiger, or a version of!

If you need any help setting anything up give me a shout, i'm doing quite a few cars for people this year!!

cheers

Jeremy

Cheers Jeremy
Any idea of an easy/free way of getting Helvetica ?

[boolay]

If you haven't alreday got it, here is an almost exact copy http://desktoppub.about.com/library/f

Edited by boolay on Wednesday 16th May 13:11

[ds240]

When I got some graphics made up by a printer for the car, i just took along something with the text style I wanted, such as the one you have. They then matched it perfectly.

I would have thought most printers will be able to so that.

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www.lemans24.piczo.com

[e36guy]

bear in mind those logos are copyrighted by the ACO. I'm sure nothing will happen but they are.

[Shadytree]

e36guy said:

bear in mind those logos are copyrighted by the ACO. I'm sure nothing will happen but they are.

'in the style of'

[burriana]

Shadytree said:

Any idea of an easy/free way of getting Helvetica ?

Stu ... you have mail!

[andyps]

Can't find the Le Mans font but a great source of free fonts is this one . There is one called Le Mans but it isn't the same as the script in the logos.

[Viper]

since your a good customer Stuart and i like your roundel design
let me know what file format you need and ill email the complete file over

Edited by Viper on Wednesday 16th May 18:30

[Shadytree]

Viper said:

since your a good customer Stuart and i like your roundel design
let me know what file format you need and ill email the complete file over

Edited by Viper on Wednesday 16th May 18:30

cheers Neil
for Windows XP please

[geofflowe]

I can do the outlines with anything you want in the middle - see my site or e-mail me. Done quite a few for Le Mans clubs / people.