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Can anyone identify the font that was used on the inked (pre-75) stickers?  A fine point laundry marking pen could be used to carefully reproduce the numbers, or with a known type font and size, a rubber stamp number set could be used to reproduce the original numbers, using an indelible ink.

 

mike

'69 Nevada sunroof-Wolfgang-bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-Ludwig-since '78
'91 Brillantrot 318is sunroof-Georg Friederich 
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8 minutes ago, mike said:

....or with a known type font and size, a rubber stamp number set could be used to reproduce the original numbers, using an indelible ink.

 

mike

 

I especially like that idea, Mike!

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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50 minutes ago, mike said:

a rubber stamp number set could be used to reproduce the original numbers, using an indelible ink.

 

I did that with some limited success.  Here's what I learned:

 

I created the decal as posted earlier in this thread.  I went to a rubber stamp shop and learned that indelible ink IS available but expensive in pad form.  About $50US for the pad and spare ink bottle.  It dries on the stamp VERY quickly.   It does work on the coated decal and is very resilient.

 

While I bought 2 stamps (call me crazy) for the VIN and for the date, I resisted buying the ink.  The clerk offered to let me use their sample ink pad for this one time use.  I did the stamping in their parking lot.

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Not a great job as I was twisted sideways and in a rush to apply the ink before it dried. Also the font is a touch small as it was the largest available for the size of stamps.

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Luckily I have spare decals to do the job better next time...on the bench.

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Here’s my contribution. 

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You can  see the font for some of the other numbers at the bottom, barely. The date stamp is all but gone. 

 

I’m guessing it would be pretty hard to find a rubber stamp that would match... but maybe a dry transfer with the right font/size would be easier to find ??

 

Vince

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Can someone (Mike, Jim) with inked numbers measure the height and width of the numbers. The stamped VIN numbers measure 4mm high and 3mm wide. Wondering if they’re the same, and therefore the font. I need to get a new sticker too.

Dan

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3 hours ago, DanVT said:

Can someone (Mike, Jim) with inked numbers measure the height and width of the numbers. The stamped VIN numbers measure 4mm high and 3mm wide. Wondering if they’re the same, and therefore the font. I need to get a new sticker too.

Dan

Date numbers on my car are about 6 mm tall x 3.65mm wide

 

vin numbers about 5mm tall x 3.5mm wide.

 

hard to measure 

Jim Gerock

 

Riviera 69 2002 built 5/30/69 "Oscar"

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2 minutes ago, golf73 said:

@Roundeie isn't the "c" VIN sticker for 76's? Yours should have no letter, and ink-stamped date and VIN. Looks nice though.

 

I believe the “c version” and use of tiny round perforations to define numbers began in the 1975 model year.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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On 2/2/2018 at 3:30 PM, Conserv said:

 

I especially like that idea, Mike!

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

India ink  is the ink of choice, will not go away.

So far as my fed sticker the darn seatbelt closed on my sticker and destroyed the first one in 11/75 thus causing  my 76 to pass as a 75,  California DMV signed off as a 75 and no smog needed. I sleep well at night but worry about the long term carbon footprint???

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6 hours ago, dbmw2002 said:

India ink  is the ink of choice, will not go away.

So far as my fed sticker the darn seatbelt closed on my sticker and destroyed the first one in 11/75 thus causing  my 76 to pass as a 75,  California DMV signed off as a 75 and no smog needed. I sleep well at night but worry about the long term carbon footprint???

 

Darned seat belt!  ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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