Clyde,
The gold circle is mine, the horizonal bar is mine, the gold color choice is mine ( you know--California--the "Golden State"??).
If you're going to make a decal, then make it original, and make it your own. Don't use artistic license from someone else's work. Besides, you missed the marque by not using the '68 HCS shield.
I'm all for the enthusiasm, and support, but to see over 50% of my artwork on something for $10 a piece is just wrong. I spent a lot of time making my original artwork. I've had others approach me for permission to do a t-shirt, etc, and I appreciated the contact. I'm pretty open to this, but not to being suprised like this.
All you had to do is e-mail me right here--and everyone knows my mailing address, too. All you had to do is contact me. I have other pending work, and I don't do this 24/7, so there is no argument on either count.
There's a difference between "let's be friends", and unethical ways of doing things.
Who knows? Maybe I'll do limited edition window decals for the HCS folks on my own--and as an original design.
All I expect is to be contacted and for the respect of my (copyrighted) work.
Paul N.