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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 Promo-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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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 Promo-Plates nameplate ...Its
held on with automotive grade adhesive. It installs in
seconds. |
| Thirty years later, younger brother Stan was looking
for a way to promote his new media company and thought the
company's 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. |
| 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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