Anything and Everything A-1

[Dr H]

I've become more keen on the A-1 to the extent that I actually prefer it to the A-2.
Will certainly be aiming to get something this year, although possibly the cheaper variant discussed elsewhere.

 

[Atticus]

Is JC making A-1s again? Did I miss something? That is one great looking jacket Bseal.

I'm still happier than a pig in poop with my GW A-1. The cape John used on those first jackets looked great even when it was new and (at least mine) has aged beautifully, since. Bseal, your Jacket is more seal colored than mine, but otherwise, it doesn't appear than John has changed the design of his A-1 very much. On second thought, maybe the pockets on your jacket are a tad bigger?

AF

 

[deand]

Atticus, you look so at peace in that A-1...you must have been born to wear it! Terrific piece of leather!








dean

 

[airfrogusmc]

Nice Jacket Mr Finch and you appear to be at he crossroads.

 

[Atticus]

Nice Jacket Mr Finch and you appear to be at he crossroads.

You can run, You can run...Tell my friend 'ol Willie Brown.

AF

 

[airfrogusmc]

Nice Jacket Mr Finch and you appear to be at he crossroads.

You can run, You can run...Tell my friend 'ol Willie Brown.

AF

Hey hows the house? I remember you had some flooding a while back?

 

[Atticus]

Hey hows the house? I remember you had some flooding a while back?

We're good, thanks. We raised the house in '06 so the water stayed outside. But I was worried for a while. We had over twenty-five inches of rain in only four days. The average hurricane will put down less than half that. As a precaution, I got my friends to come over to help me evacuate most of our more valuable stuff. Thankfully, that turned out to be unnecessary. In a couple of days the water was down and the whole thing was over. I didn't have enough damage to even file an insurance claim. The money I spent raising the house five years ago really paid off!

AF

 

[airfrogusmc]

Hey hows the house? I remember you had some flooding a while back?

We're good, thanks. We raised the house in '06 so the water stayed outside. But I was worried for a while. We had over twenty-five inches of rain in only four days. The average hurricane will put down less than half that. As a precaution, I got my friends to come over to help me evacuate most of our more valuable stuff. Thankfully, that turned out to be unnecessary. In a couple of days the water was down and the whole thing was over. I didn't have enough damage to even file an insurance claim. The money I spent raising the house five years ago really paid off!

AF

Thats great news. So glad to hear that. I remember seeing a photo that you posted of you in a boat in the middle of the street.

I so miss that area. I have a friend that works for Boeing and he teaches Marines occasionally so he gets down there once in a while. I was a New River and he was stationed at Cherry Point and he has told me I wouldn't recognize the area.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Hey hows the house? I remember you had some flooding a while back?

We're good, thanks. We raised the house in '06 so the water stayed outside. But I was worried for a while. We had over twenty-five inches of rain in only four days. The average hurricane will put down less than half that. As a precaution, I got my friends to come over to help me evacuate most of our more valuable stuff. Thankfully, that turned out to be unnecessary. In a couple of days the water was down and the whole thing was over. I didn't have enough damage to even file an insurance claim. The money I spent raising the house five years ago really paid off!

AF

Thats great news. So glad to hear that. I remember seeing a photo that you posted of you in a boat in the middle of the street.

I so miss that area. I have a friend that works for Boeing and he teaches Marines occasionally so he gets down there once in a while. I was a New River and he was stationed at Cherry Point back in the day and he has told me I wouldn't recognize the area.

 

[siddhartha]

I miss the area, too-just moved in to our place in Northern Virginia, and love this area of the country. A little more south would have been just fine by me!

The A-1 looks incredible! I'm going to be wearing my Few A-1 once it warms up just a bit

Best,

Chris

 

[watchmanjimg]

Nice Jacket Mr Finch and you appear to be at he crossroads.

You can run, You can run...Tell my friend 'ol Willie Brown.

AF

Geoff, the A-1 looks great on you. I realize the following has nothing to do with the thread but I can't resist complimenting your cinematic reference.

“Legba? Where you been at, Slick? He done changed his name to Scratch!” :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Dr H]

I am now buying Kent Kochheiser's ELC A-1 and am eagerly awaiting its arrival.

Kent took these photos of the jacket and he has kindly allowed me to link to them (as they are of a far higher quality than I could achieve with my limited photographic ability).

http://kentk.smugmug.com/Military/A-1-P ... 9632_46uAc

Thanks for the opportunity Kent - the 156 sportwagon in Alfa racing red is available shipped (includes free racing quadrifoglio stickers on the bulkhead!)...

Cheers

Ian

 

[John Lever]

That good sense of humour of yours must come in useful with the Alfa....
Fancy another pint when the A-1 arrives ?

 

[kkochheiser]

A good sense of humo(u)r is always helpful with Alfas! :lol:

Kent

 

[Dr H]

Hmm...there has been the odd occasion when I've considered a Micra :lol: , but pound for pound the most stylish 'family estate' (despite the tiny tailgate) on the market IMHO. My last 156 (grey 1.8 saloon) was written off on the Elstead Road (turning into the driveway of the Voysey lodge); some fool overtook several stationary cars waiting behind me waiting for me to make the turn behind me to hit my driver's door and the A pillar. :x

Yes, a pint post A-1 would be great - better coordinate dress code though (turning up both dressed in Irvins was one thing, turning up in A-1s would cause comment at the bar)!

 

[zoomer]

My ELC steer "test bed" A-1 has now been winterized by installing snaps inside to mount a Filson mackinaw vest.
Two layers become one - lots more practical when you're always entering well-heated buildings.

The snaps are placed so that:
a) the vest "butts" in front when the jacket is buttoned
b) the vest snaps in inside out so the pockets are usable
c) the vest is wearable right side out without the jacket, with no snaps showing

I also set in a piece of brown calf from an old key case, to finish off a windflap I started last winter by moving in the jacket buttons and snap panel.

before

after
All this was handsewn with glover's needles - not the neatest job, but I used the stitch holes where I could.
(Getting a hand needle to go into an existing stitch hole isn't hard - getting it to come out of one is about 99% luck.)

 

[deand]

Great idea, and handiwork there, Paul! Well done!








dean

 

[oose]

No date on this one



all the best
stu

 

[John Lever]

Here's a Real McCoys A-1, I didn't know they made them -
http://en.item.rakuten.com/topjimmy/the ... ysmj10101/

 

[deeb7]

Here's a Real McCoys A-1, I didn't know they made them -

It looks nice, John ... but good luck squeezing into one of those sizes.