Saturn Corporation 1985 Vintage Men’s T-Shirt

Saturn was a startup car brand founded by General Motors in 1985 to compete with imported economy cars. Vehicle production began in 1990 in a dedicated plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Saturn initially offered small sedans and coupes with a focus on no-haggle pricing and innovative dent-resistant plastic body panels. Sold between 1991 and 2010, Saturn expanded its product line to include SUVs, a minivan, and a roadster, and built up a fiercely loyal following. Enthusiasts held regular meet-ups and events, the largest of which was the ‘Saturn Homecoming,’ a large event held in Spring Hill, Tennessee, in 2000, where Saturn owners from across the country gathered to celebrate their vehicles and the brand, with many traveling in caravans. Saturn marketed itself as a “different kind of car company” and operated quasi-independently from its parent company,—comprehensively introducing a new car, dealer network, pricing structure, workforce, and independently managed manufacturing plant. With the onset of the 2008 economic recession, GM curtailed Saturn’s development budgets, leaving Saturn to almost fully badge engineer products from other divisions, notably a series of federalized models from Opel. With the gradual shift in internal practices and external outcomes, Saturn lost its unique selling proposition, and the market lost interest.

Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.

Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.

All sizes are provided in inches!

*Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton/48% polyester. Athletic and Black Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton/10% polyester. Ash color is 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton and 1% poly. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible.