r/NASCAR • u/KonaMashadu02 • 3d ago

Need help identifying a number font

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Hey all! I need help finding the name of Mario Andretti’s Daytona 500 winning number font. If you could help identifying the font of the number that would be a HUGE help! Thanks!

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u/JoseyWalesMotorSales Roberts 3d ago

And even calling it a "typeface" would be a stretch, since the graphics on the cars in those days were hand-painted. It may have been based on something but the hand of the sign painter would have given it its own style. (I write this having very, very carefully studied Fireball Roberts' 1963-64 Holman-Moody cars, and the subtle variations over time in what appear to be common elements are astounding.)