So I owned a Model "A" Vanson for about a year back in 2014. It was an interesting jacket, hard to really put my finger on how it "fit" if indeed it ever did. [Pre-Fedora-Lounge days for me, I did not know about this forum yet]. It's a boxy-cut jacket with a very exaggerated longer rear side than the front. While it did fit ok, it just was a very difficult jacket to put into a classification. Carried out at Thurston Brothers really does not stock these as people have found them difficult to fit and enjoy. There is no way to pull the sides in closer on the A, which appears to now be called the AR (for Rayon lining):
https://vansonleathers.com/mens-lea...l-AR-rayon-motorcycle-leather-jacket-AR2.html
The Model B, however (for quite a bit more $$$) is a very easy to fit Cafe Racer, that looks more proportional. I owned a Vanson America jacket which is simply a well decorated Model B with a flag on the back and stripes on the front. Would have been perfect for a 4th of July ride.
https://vansonleathers.com/mens-lea...ts/4-model-B-leather-motorcycle-jacket-B.html
As far as armor, since I no longer ride, I do not even consider it. Maybe for that dark-alley walk in Chicago but otherwise I have no need of it.
