Ron61,
I have one other 1:18 scale Daytona coupe made in China for Shelby Collectibles painted red/white also #98 in its own plastic housing instead of a cardboard box. Which I guess means if I were to change the numbers to #26 it would have to be done on the blue/white #98 but after I go through all this trouble I would not want to part with a blue/white Daytona marked with a #26. Maybe I can find a smaller scale Daytona blue/white made in China marked with#26 for a much cheaper price & my buddy will have to settle for that.
I also have a 1:18 scale Racing Legends made in 1997 by Exoto blue/white coupe in its own Plastic housing mounted on a wood platform. I have the 1:18 2001 Racing Legends Exoto Cobra Roadster that looks like a polished Kirkham or a chromed roadster, also in its own Plastic housing mounted on a wood platform.
I guess my easiest way would be to go to an Art or Hobby type store that has decals & letters & the alphabet in any size needed & can be transferred from its backing to another surface. It would be easy to hand paint out the black #98 & after the surface was all white & dry to apply & transfer the number 26 to the rondel. Now that we have solved my problem I think my buddy will have to live with the article I did on his coupe that appeared in Cruzin’ Style Magazine in the November 2013 issue, as this is getting far to frustrating.