Lloyd Ruby's "flocked" (it had a "velvet" texture to it) helmet during the 1968 season. He almost won the 500 wearing that helmet before the magneto went sour on the car. Do any other oldtimers remember that helmet? It was red and purple (or blue). That was the first and only flocked helmet I've ever seen. I also like helmets that you can identify the drivers by, for example, the simple design of Graham Hill's helmet. You new it was Graham in the car as soon as you saw the helmet. He wore that same design his entire career and I believe his boy did too.