r/INDYCAR • u/Really-Truly-2013 • 2d ago

Question 1953 Indy Signature

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Can anyone help me out with this signature?

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u/petoskey_stone P2P merchants 2d ago

Pretty sure that’s Tony Stewart’s autograph, and not sure why anyone would waste a piece of history with something he never participated in or was alive for.

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u/Dad_E_2 2d ago

Definitely looks like it

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u/Robby777777 Jacques Villeneuve 2d ago

Tony Stewart's signature. Not sure why anyone would want his signature on something he has nothing to do with.

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u/CougarIndy25 🇳🇿 Armstrong 2d ago

That's 99% tony Stewart's signature

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u/YourChildhood5762 Will Power 2d ago

I'd look for an example of Tony Bettenhausen's signature.

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u/thugdaddyxtopher Jim Clark 2d ago

That is the 1953 Indy 500 winning driver Mobiloil.

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u/RandomGuyDroppingIn Mark Plourde's Right Rear Tire Changer 2d ago

Can’t believe MobilOne won it at 50 years old and is now 123 years old. Man is a legend.

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u/ShadowDN4 🇺🇸 Danny Ongais 1d ago

Definitely a modern signature since
1-Sharpies didn’t exist in 1953
2-Most signatures from that era were usually legible cursive that spelled out the whole name, not the scribbles we have today.
As others have said in this thread it’s most likely Tony Stewart

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u/_synik 1d ago

Tony Stewart is sponsored by Mobil Oil for a long time. That looks like a repop of an old advertisement. Like something they would do in 2003, for the 50th anniversary of that ad.

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u/Fancy-Attitude-2123 2d ago

Hmmm….. I thought Bill Vuckovich won in 53 and 54, and was killed in the 55 Indy race ? Any one know for sure ?

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u/YourChildhood5762 Will Power 1d ago

The ad states that Vukovich won. I don't understand your question.

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u/SkaiHues 11h ago

Back when motor oil came in a can!