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Wow thanks. I have seen the "Heaven Sent" jacket in person about 8 years ago at an airshow here at the 440th airlift wing in Milwaukee. Talk about an impression. That jacket was the on of the squadron leaders from the bloody hundreth. Some neat features from what I remember. It has blue...

First of all great topic , love the show. I think the reason being is that it's an obscure jacket . SUPER rad but obscure. and it's more of a late 30's and 40's thing rather than a "rockabilly thing". The Japanese ones are hard to get and the originals fetch $2,000.00 -3,000.00. Mud...

I think I have posted this once before somewhere. I restored some rare european sportscars (Bugatti and an pre war Alfa) for this dude and he was the owner of one of the last and largest tanneries in the Milwaukee Area. Badger State tanneries. They used to supply Allen Edmonds with all their...

Damn skippy holmes. Jerome

If it is a decal it will crack and fall off. That is the right wing and star though.The lettering should be in white by the way and the typeface is the wrong size. Yes acrylic paint Createx / airbrush paint or any other textile or garment ready paint like cova color from Tandy leather...

If those are the ones with the straight wings ... don't. AAf shoulder meatballs should look exactly like this on a A-2. These are hand painted. The ones that Garcia sells are not like this I believe and have a different wing configuration. The other variation I have...

Rumble fish you got it..right as I posted this It's a Bronco... the shoulder seam is not underneath the epaulettes, like a united sheeplined which is the only other a-2 to have those pockets. Zipper is replaced at some time as well. Jerome

Yeah I do know what you mean. He has driven it to Harley Davidson's Black and Blue ball so yeah it fits the occasion. The 32 ford is quintessentially accepted and referred to as a Hotrod. I think the use of the Airplane gauges is just the raddest thing ever. It was done back then and I think...

The MIKE LANGE Special Well the scta tag is a little tell but more of a reality based thing it is a 5 window 1932 ford coupe with all of the aforementioned airplane gauges all in working order . Most of the gauges are out of a b-25 and a p-51 from what I know. The speedo even relies on a...

O.K. guess this!!! BellyTank this one's for you!!!! O.K here are some hints-- it was originally built by Ford, and it's Black, and it's supercharged with one of the earliest superchargers brought into the United States. I have operated it and i can tell you IT FLAT OUT FLIES relatively...

Angry PM's I hope they are joking. No.... wouldn't sell it either, because as a collector and wearer I wear the stuff almost everyday and am always looking for more. But I did give a suit away because a buddy deserved it and we always trade stuff. Crown zippers are marked as such on the...

By no means was I trying to get over on the comments.... you asked. I had to type "Without sounding Bitter and Jealous" because I am SOOOOO jealous. Just ask away. You really have no idea how lucky you are. I would just keep it and wear the stuff that fits, sell the rest or stuff that...

DUDE "Are they from the same era?" Without sounding bitter or jealous.... YEAH. The arrow cuff tabs that secure the wrist and pillow (bellows) pockets plus the overall design screams pre 1952.The label reminds me of the labels that were put in Art Vogue rock and roll shirts and back...

Yeah Its a postwar If not immidiate postwar example of a beautiful gabardine jacket. Lucky fella. Crown zipper on the front points to that, as well as the longer collar points as well. Nice score on everything buy the way. Jerome

Stardust Thanks Mr.Joe for posting that I really enjoyed doing that one as well. My home comp-u-tater was down for about two days and I couldn't post anything earlier. It's always great having nice jackets to paint and that one certainly should be quite the conversation piece when all the...