How do you say "Open Road" in Italian?

[Tony in Tarzana]

My first Borsalino. The felt is nice and soft, just this side of "too floppy"

But it's an Open Road down to the last detail! Just right for a "Spaghetti Western." lol

 

[Mad Molly]

Pretty soon you're going to have to rent storage space for all your hats!

 

[Mojave Jack]

Nice! I'm waiting on something similar. I hope I have as good luck as you do, Tony!

 

[DOUGLAS]

Oh Tony ,that is a nice hat.

 

[Rick Blaine]

That must be...

... this Apra La Strada

... man oh man, I eyballed that one long & hard.... it is my good fortune that I was out of town & w/o a computer at the time... nice snag, my friend...:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[scotrace]

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Aperto strada!!

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

Thanks! It didn't exactly go cheap, though. Not like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110012381697

All the way from France... I hope I don't get burned. The guy has a lot of good feedback, though.

 

[Visigoth]

LOVE that hat!

Interesting tag -- is there also a standard Borsalino tag under the sweat, with a serial number?

 

[GentlemanFarmer]

Tony - Very nice, very classic.

Rick - I'm so glad I removed that black OR from temptation.

Both you boys got a bad case of the jones.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

That hat is absolutely beautiful and it's my size too, well, if it were a long oval.

Oh, and "Open Road" doesn't really directly translate to to Italian. If pressed with my limited Italian, I would probably go for "Strada Libera," which is closer to "Free Road."

 

[Tony in Tarzana]

LOVE that hat!

Interesting tag -- is there also a standard Borsalino tag under the sweat, with a serial number?

Not that I can see, the only other tag under the sweat just has H6696 handwritten on it.

 

[Rick Blaine]

Better than a marriage councilor!!

Rick - I'm so glad I removed that black OR from temptation.

... cheaper too!

Both you boys got a bad case of the jones.

... no 'bout adoubt it!

 

[feltfan]

Thanks! It didn't exactly go cheap, though. Not like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110012381697

All the way from France... I hope I don't get burned. The guy has a lot of good feedback, though.

I almost bid on that one just for the store logo.
It comes from further than France.

You *know* that hat predates 1954 (and if you don't
you now have a homework assignment).

 

[squid]

I almost bid on that one just for the store logo.
It comes from further than France.

You *know* that hat predates 1954 (and if you don't
you now have a homework assignment).

Me too. If I hadn't already picked up to Borsalinos in the last five days...

 

[Mojave Jack]

OK, Tony, after seeing your excellent Open Road at the Mission Inn, I had to get one for myself. I scored this little job last week and just got it today:

It ain't a Borsalino, but for what I paid I don't mind! It's in great shape, and fits perfectly!

Here's tha auction: Stetson Open Road

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Jack,

How is it? Is it floppy, especially the brim? Is the felt soft?

Are you going to keep the present styling or reshape it?

Let me know if you need any help.

Regards,
HJ

 

[Kaleponi Craig]

That's a beauty, Tony. It's so hard for me to find a good Borsalino with my big noggin...KC

 

[Mojave Jack]

Jack,

How is it? Is it floppy, especially the brim? Is the felt soft?

Are you going to keep the present styling or reshape it?

Let me know if you need any help.

Regards,
HJ

It is floppy, and soft. I will eventually change the block, I think, to a center dent. There is some minor staining on the button of the wind trolley, and the ribbon has a very minor tinge to it, just from age I imagine. It has the Stetson logo that is similar to the one JamesPowers poseted in Tony's Adam:The First Name in Hats thread (lifted here from JamesPowers reply for your convenience. Thanks JP!):

but without the Standard Quality and without the place names. it also has a code stamped in the inside of the sweatband: 133518, and a code on the store's tag that reads 8/63FNKK. The price was $11.95. Anybody care to venture a guess on age?

Regardless, I like it better than my Royal Deluxe already!

 

[Hemingway Jones]

but without the Standard Quality and without the place names. it also has a code stamped in the inside of the sweatband: 133518, and a code on the store's tag that reads 8/63FNKK. The price was $11.95. Anybody care to venture a guess on age?

Perhaps, August of 1963?
Great hat, my friend.

 

[Razzman]

Great looking hat Tony. You have procured some vintage fedoras in the past month or so. Great job. Lookin' good wearing them too.:eusa_clap