Hi all,
I have been pondering the above question for quite some time now. I have seen various colour incarnations of the NASCO logo and I am wondering if there is an official colour?
Kind regards,
Josh
Ol_Girl_58
Josh I have an original "APPROVED NASCO ACCESSORIES" sign that came from my old local GHH dealership [MITCHEL and TOWNSEND] the backround to NASCO triangle is black with pale orange writing with a yellow highlight to make the letters seen 3d .......FC427.......
Thanks Mark. :)
I am sure that I saw a light blue NASCO logo on the net too - maybe they were US colours? I read that NASCO was in the US too with GM products.
I am sure Ken will know this one and if the colours have changed through the years .......FC427.....
AFAIK the logo has no official colour.
There are many uses of black and white of course. Others include;
Black and Yellow
Navy blue and Yellow
Mid blue and Yellow
Navy Blue and White
And probably others as well
Ken
Of course NASCO originated in the States & GMH took it & used it as their spare parts arm. The earliest listing I have ever seen, was for a 1937 Chevrolet (Maple Leaf) parts book & the parts were listed as supplied by Nasco. All the GM branded cars used NASCO as their spare parts department.
At one time, while I was looking in to a Patent on something else, as did a search on the actual NASCO name. Due to it not being used in Australia anymore. Thought it might be fun to register it...BUT, it is still owned by GM in the US. Shame :(
As for the colour in this particular catalogue? It was Red writing on a white-ish background.
As Ken stated, lots of different colours.
Very curious though...may have to dig some old books out :)
Rob J
So would NASCO be short for North American Spares Co.?
I was under the impression that it was something like National Automotive Spares Company.
Ol_Girl_58
National Automotive Service Company ........FC427.......
Apparently it is:
National Automotive Service Company
Look at this thread: http://earlyholdens.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22
Quote from: 4hammers on September 01, 2009, 06:49:24 PM
Of course NASCO originated in the States & GMH took it & used it as their spare parts arm. The earliest listing I have ever seen, was for a 1937 Chevrolet (Maple Leaf) parts book & the parts were listed as supplied by Nasco. All the GM branded cars used NASCO as their spare parts department.
At one time, while I was looking in to a Patent on something else, as did a search on the actual NASCO name. Due to it not being used in Australia anymore. Thought it might be fun to register it...BUT, it is still owned by GM in the US. Shame :(
As for the colour in this particular catalogue? It was Red writing on a white-ish background.
As Ken stated, lots of different colours.
Very curious though...may have to dig some old books out :)
Rob J
It didn't originate in the US, it as a Aussie invention (Or partially Pommy perhaps).
In was founded by GM-H in 1936 (in Australia), when Larry Hartnett (an Englishman) was at the helm. I believe it was one of Larry's ideas at the time.
You won't find any mention of NASCO in the USA.
Dr Terry
Quote from: Dr_Terry on September 11, 2009, 04:50:07 PM
You won't find any mention of NASCO in the USA.
Dr Terry
Well, I must be mistaken. But, if you look it up at the patents office, you will find it Registered in the USA in 1936. I looked into it. & the paperwork that I have somewhere (Will dig it out if I can find it), has a left hand drive vehicle. Maple Leaf. Happy to admit I was wrong, but find it strange it was registered in the USA.