ohgr Posted February 26, 2020 Share #1 Posted February 26, 2020 Hello. I have this: https://imgur.com/a/mEyWFZ8 I was wondering if someone could put a year on that based on just the font. Also, I wanted to light it from behind but I couldn't decide on a cool white or warm white. What is more authentic? I've been trying to find night pictures of it, and I have found some sources, but the images aren't too clear so I can't really tell. Maybe someone that remembers can chime in. Thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted February 27, 2020 Share #2 Posted February 27, 2020 That's from 1980 or so, part of the combined rolls with Akzidenz-Grotesk and Helvetica. That's likely a version of Akzidenz condensed. That roll would have been used from 1980 through 2003 or so, whenever that redbird car was retired. That's a good question about the backlighting. I know that some of the original side lights were actually a white-green bulb (very cool!), but I'm not sure if that applied to the front lights as well. I would think a warm light might be reflective of the dirt and yellowing that occurred over the year, but maybe somebody knows better than I do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohgr Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted February 27, 2020 Hey, thanks for responding. I did a little more searching and I came across some Youtube videos that show warmer colored lights. Of course, it's digitized from VHS so it's not totally accurate but it seems right to me. Check out at around the 20 second mark. I know the destination light isn't on, but the bulb looks like the same as on the left. Also this. Check out 19:10. Does that look yellowish to you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INDman Posted March 4, 2020 Share #4 Posted March 4, 2020 That’s an end destination sign, it would have been backlit with regular incandescent bulbs. Regular household bulbs or a warm LED equivalent bulb would look the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohgr Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) I wish I had those same incandescent bulbs because I like how it was brighter in the middle and darker towards the edges, but LED worked well too: https://imgur.com/a/ebYayr8 Thanks for responding guys. Edited March 6, 2020 by ohgr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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