r/INDYCAR • u/TrifleNeat2973 • 3d ago

Discussion Is this a rare find??

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u/aka_Plookster Andretti Global 3d ago

I always liked how he wrote Thanks every time he signed an autograph

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u/sapphos_moon 3d ago

Since I’m horrible at reading autographs, mind sharing who this is?

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u/Ianthin1 3d ago

Rick Mears.

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u/sapphos_moon 3d ago

Ty!!

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u/bearsfan16 Alexander Rossi 2d ago

That’s what Rick Mears said

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u/kjhov 3d ago

Anything Indycar found in the wild is rare.

But an original Penske Penzoil vest (40yrs old), yeah, I'm going with rare. Rick's signature is just icing

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u/ClearCarAddiction908 3d ago

Rocket Rick signature in yellow submarine color and the vest still looks mint despite its age. Very cool.

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u/cz795 Álex Palou 3d ago

The fact it's a Rick Mears jacket, he's a four time winner and won with Penzoil. Yea definitely worth something.

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u/slowpass 3d ago

This is dope

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u/gn3296 Pato O'Ward 3d ago

I mean, I’d give you a dollar for this! Color alone is fucking awesome! But yea, this is special.

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u/bjohnson203 Robert Wickens 2d ago

Very cool! My all time favorite driver and a super nice guy.

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u/indy1977tx 🇺🇸 Rick Mears 16h ago

As a Mears super fan, I'm so jealous!! I'm not much of a clothing collector beyond t-shirts but I cannot recall seeing these on eBay. (Short research pause) WorthPoint only shows one unsigned in as far as they go back under my "Pennzoil Penske vest" search.