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Artist:	Robert "Cos" Cosgrove
Location:	Bangor, PA
Date:	December, 2008
Photographer:	Bill Lowden
Photo provided by:	Bill Lowden
Comments:	When you look through the pages of The Vault, and certain cars cause you to stop and take a second or third look, sometimes its because of the car itself... you know, the shape, the stance... the style. But it doesn't stop there. For a car to really have the right look... where everything either comes together, or instead, where ordinary will have to suffice... its all about the lettering. Someone who has been putting this critical "finishing touch" on some of our all time favorite racecars is Robert "Cos" Cosgrove. Here's Cos lettering Moe Pagni's vintage Budd Olsen #0 coupe that as you can see, is nearing completion....And also as you can see, its a beauty. I hear Bob will only work with paint when it comes to working on cars that represent the past... I think he's got a point there. Originally from the Central Jersey area, I first found out about Cos's work when visiting Bob Toreky's shop in the late 80's in South River. Many of you will recognize Cos's work on Bob's beautiful cars that were numbered "14", and that's just the tip of the iceberg. We understand that he now lives in the Bangor, Pa area and as you can see, he's still creating (or in this case recreating) cars that we will remember forever. Speaking for all the visitors of our site, thank you for using your artistry within our sport Cos.

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12/14/08	Mathew Steele	Cos grew up in Avenel. His proffesional career started in 1962 when he pinstriped my grandfathers, Charlie Lindmar, 1953 Merc. The Merc later went on to be a two time class winner at Oldbridge drags.
12/15/08	Cos	Doug Olsen says the original lettering was done by Rob Miller of Paulsboro, NJ in the 60's & early 70's. Worked at Mobil Chemical, was a graphic artist.
12/15/08	Walter Onora	One of my favorite coupes. I remember Budd motoring on the outside groove at Flemington back in the late 60's, early 70's. What a beautiful restoration!
01/03/09	BOB HUMMER Sr.	Cos was a great artist (still is) for basically anything. His talent and creative imagination made his work stand out. As far as I am concerned the lettering and paint schemes on today's cars got to this level from ideas Cos and artist like him started years ago. He did the lettering on all my R7 race cars except when He was not available I would get Scottie to letter them because his work is also superb. I met Cos through Brett Hearn and also had Cos do the lettering on my Dump trucks. I Haven't spoke with him for many years ----Hello Cos--- hope all is well if you read this . BOB HUMMER Sr.
02.01.09	Thom Levers	Cos was a true inspiration to me, and I'm sure many others. I was 15 when I lettered my first street stock and it wasn't long after that when I was trying to duplicate the beautiful work that he laid down on many vehicles. I basically gave up the craft when vinyl graphics prevailed. I think John Megill's newest (white) Tobias car was the last one I lettered, but I still 'dabble' with the brushes every now and then. I'm down in the southern states now and every so often I'll get to do some work....and you can bet that the customer will always have a little bit of Cos in their work !! Thank you for some wonderful ideas Cos, and I can only hope that my spin, on some of your ideas, gave you some inspiration also......Keep the paint in the quills flowing.
11.28.13	Tom Gray	A truly admirable craft. Those of us living through the 70s-90s in the Northest were very fortunate to see some of the finest lettering artists transform hunks of metal into works of art. Coz, Dennis Smith, Bill Nemec and many more were laying the foundation for guys like Scottie, Rich Dombey, Rick Shive and others to continue moving paint with a brush. While technology changes the keen eye of an old school artist never goes out of style.