Overview
- A first-day-of-issue event on March 13 at San Diego's Logan Heights Library featured a dedication by Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale.
- The pane showcases five cars: a 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline, the 1958 Impala “Eight Figures,” the 1963 Impala “El Rey,” the 1964 Impala “The Golden Rose,” and the 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme “Pocket Change.”
- USPS art director Antonio Alcalá designed the series using photographs by Humberto “Beto” Mendoza and Philip Gordon with custom pinstriping by Danny Alvarado, enlarging the stamps by one-third and adding Gothic-style lettering.
- Sold as Forever stamps in panes of 15 (three of each car), the sheets are priced at $11.70 and are available nationwide and online.
- Community voices hailed the issue as long-sought validation, reflecting momentum such as California’s 2024 repeal of cruising bans and the display of “El Rey” at the Smithsonian.