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Our
parent company was formed in the
late fall of 1998 by two brothers
David and Stan Langford and
continues under the present
ownership.
The genesis of Auto URL Plates
stretches back to the early sixties
when David, the proud owner of a
bright red 1959 Pontiac convertible
realized that he could re-arrange
the letters that spelled PONTIAC on
the rear of his car to spell TOPCAT
...if he picked up a few extra
letters at his local GM dealer. |
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A weekend was lost removing the old
letters, filling the holes,
repainting and then finally drilling
and resetting the modified letters
in the the back of the car. The
transformation was complete. What
was once known a "my car" would
forever be referred to as the "TOPCAT"
The brothers were amazed how many
people noticed the name and
commented on it. By the way, you
won't have to do all that work with
your Auto URL Plates nameplate
...Its held on with automotive grade
adhesive. It installs in seconds.
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Thirty years later, younger brother
Stan was looking for a way to
promote his new media company and
thought the companies website
address on the back of a flashy
sports car might be the ticket.
After an exhaustive search it was
clear automotive quality letters
were not available. Everyone he
contacted agreed they should be...
and now they are. |
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Since their introduction in late
1996 over 80,000 nameplates have
been sold |
Both Topcat the car and Topcat the
cartoon series are long gone
...but the concept of custom
lettering lives on. |
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