Hi Rob,
your light pic is in the process of being turned into a very little piece, well three actually.
Yes, these logo sites are a real treasure, specially for me as a graphic designer.
Funny you talk about the Autolite sticker. Yes, that one is a real nightmare, just a little worse than the MARCHAL one.
The typography of the Autolite logo has changed and I managed to get hold the old format (Let me know if you're interested). The problem however is the small black and white chequered field with "something" in the middle, beneath it. I am in touch with Autolite to have this mystery solved. I hope they will give me something to work on. The most famous Autolite sticker with the roaring black-red GT40 is easily available, but of no use as it was made after the Le Mans victories, I believe.
The MARCHAL logo is the other nightmare. It is almost ready. My garage keeper took me yesterday to some car boxes at the rear of his garage. He knew I was looking for the cat face and he was very amused at seeing my amazement on opening the door. In front of me stood a genuine Renault Alpine Berlinette with all the original MARCHAL lights attached, and there are a lot, and the light covers in place. On them, the cat with "moustache", eyes and nose. These details disappeared on the later logo. He gave them to me to have them scanned, which I did. The text has been traced over a enlarged picture from a pit stop at the 1969 Le Mans race. In those times companies weren't as attentive as they are now about their corporate image. That MARCHAL text looked as being made as a one-off design.
The funniest logo was the Girling one. I found the correct typography on a Girling light ad box now used as a sign at the entrance of a ladies rest room... wicked minds.
Gary gave me top-notch pictures of the details I was looking for and now the artwork for the photo-etched parts is also almost ready.
Already a lot of fun with that project, thanks to you and the others, I'll keep you informed,
Bye,
David Vanhoucke