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My latest jacket is here and I couldn't be happier, it turned out even better than I had hoped. Thanks to Carrie at Thurston and especially Julie Leitch at Aero who made it.
Specifics are as follows.
Black Vicenza
Size 40 tapered to a 38 waist.
Horizontal Chest pocket
Antique Brass hardware
Speedway Back
This was a remake of what was initially quite a different jacket, the first was a premier half belt size 38 in Seal Vicenza with an action back and was just plain too small across the shoulders. Nice jacket but just didn't fit.
Around the time I sent that back for a remake (you have to love the Thurston fit guarantee!) I picked up the board track racer in brown steer and I realised I have way to many brown jackets so the colour changed to black, I'm really happy I did.
For those that remember a while ago I did try to make an old LVC Aero Blue-Black Goat Speedway work but it was just too short for me to wear comfortably both on the back and sleeves despite loving the back design. The look of the ELMC Californian also with a somewhat similar design on the back had grown on me a lot recently. Thankfully Carrie was able to order the premier half belt with the back of the speedway. I also much prefer the relative position of the half belt on this jacket than the ELMC design, its always looked a bit to high to me.
One very interesting thing as can be seen in the photo below, the centre seem on the back is actually functional! I'm certain that this wasn't the case on the LVC/Aero Speedway!! A really nice surprise.
Anyway on to the fit pics. I really like the fit, trim but not tight. Its still obviously very new and the leather is very stiff but I like the lighter weight.
This is the first time since I got into this crazy addiction where I'm thinking.....maybe I don't need any more jackets.....well apart from the GoodWear that I'm on the waiting list for lol
Specifics are as follows.
Black Vicenza
Size 40 tapered to a 38 waist.
Horizontal Chest pocket
Antique Brass hardware
Speedway Back
This was a remake of what was initially quite a different jacket, the first was a premier half belt size 38 in Seal Vicenza with an action back and was just plain too small across the shoulders. Nice jacket but just didn't fit.
Around the time I sent that back for a remake (you have to love the Thurston fit guarantee!) I picked up the board track racer in brown steer and I realised I have way to many brown jackets so the colour changed to black, I'm really happy I did.
For those that remember a while ago I did try to make an old LVC Aero Blue-Black Goat Speedway work but it was just too short for me to wear comfortably both on the back and sleeves despite loving the back design. The look of the ELMC Californian also with a somewhat similar design on the back had grown on me a lot recently. Thankfully Carrie was able to order the premier half belt with the back of the speedway. I also much prefer the relative position of the half belt on this jacket than the ELMC design, its always looked a bit to high to me.
One very interesting thing as can be seen in the photo below, the centre seem on the back is actually functional! I'm certain that this wasn't the case on the LVC/Aero Speedway!! A really nice surprise.
Anyway on to the fit pics. I really like the fit, trim but not tight. Its still obviously very new and the leather is very stiff but I like the lighter weight.
This is the first time since I got into this crazy addiction where I'm thinking.....maybe I don't need any more jackets.....well apart from the GoodWear that I'm on the waiting list for lol
