Everyone is talking about vintage car look, but what about personal 'vintage' look?

[broku518]

I know this may sound silly, but I am already thinking what should I be wearing, goggles, leather helmet and gloves.
Perhaps some cool, jacket.
Anyhow, feel free to share your ideas or places one can get some 'vintage' personal gear



Thanks,
Broku518

[flynntuna]

So long as it doesn't include shorts from the 70's lol.

[AC Bill]

I like the old school, Cobra Racing team shirts. I have a couple of vintage style Cobra T-shirts, from the same place that I wear to car shows, but the blue team shirt would be extra cool.

http://www.cobranda.com/csshamtesh.html

[skidd]

I jokingly told my kids (7, 8, and 10) that I was going to buy them each one of those (hat from 1st post). Said, if they want to ride with me in the Cobra, they had to wear one.
Expecting them to fight back... I even said.. "I'll wear one too!!".
oops.. backfire!
all 3 of them loved the idea!!

[Avalanche325]

I have given those goggles a thought or two. Looking at vintage racing pictures of Cobras, it looks like those were maybe the old style and goggles with a one piece lens were on the way in. Of course the one piece ones just look like ski or safety goggles. The old school ones are the ones with the cool look.

Leather helmets are the wrong vintage for a Cobra as far as race gear goes. Helmets went to hard shells right about 1950. Bell started making "real" helmets in the mid 50s. Before that they mostly wore leather football helmets (which is not what that hat is), and just cloth before that.

The trick is to have a cool vintage accessory, while not looking like you are driving to a Halloween party. I think you could pull off the goggles, but that hat is too far into the costume realm for me.

There are endless places to get the goggles on line and a huge price range. If I did them, I would not want actual glass lenses.

I have been eyeballing the Cobra team shirt myself.....

[broku518]

I jokingly told my kids (7, 8, and 10) that I was going to buy them each one of those (hat from 1st post). Said, if they want to ride with me in the Cobra, they had to wear one.
Expecting them to fight back... I even said.. "I'll wear one too!!".
oops.. backfire!
all 3 of them loved the idea!!

I really like the hat! Makes me feel like I am the rocket man/ king of the road/ cool
And, my boys, 3,5 and 7y are getting one too!

[RoadRacer]

FWIW, petrolicious has a bunch of cool crash hats, gloves etc that might work: https://petrolicious.com/shop/produc...ssories?page=2

[broku518]

FWIW, petrolicious has a bunch of cool crash hats, gloves etc that might work: https://petrolicious.com/shop/produc...ssories?page=2

Thanks for the link. I hope they have a free shipping, I need to try couple gloves to fit.

[Mark Eaton]

I think you'll great with you vintage look!

[j.miller]

Wore mine all the time when my car was painted like a P-51...that and a short stogy.....like John Belushi in 1941. Kelso ROCKED !!

[Yama-Bro]

Haha, I like the hat and goggles. I have been eyeballing the shirt AC Bill posted too. In the meantime I have one of the FFR mechanic shirts with vintage pin stripping. http://www.factoryfiveparts.com/fact...chanics-shirt/

[Gumball]

Mrs. Gumball bought me a really nice pair of driving gloves, which are great on cool days. For a top cover, I go with the traditional British flat-cap.

[Avalanche325]

Mrs. Gumball bought me a really nice pair of driving gloves, which are great on cool days. For a top cover, I go with the traditional British flat-cap.

Guess what the more rounded less floppy version of those hats are called? Driving Cap
I have a couple.

I got some nice driving gloves. They are also good in the summer on the wooden steering wheel when you get sweaty.

[Fixit]

Hey... I was rockin' "vintage" when it wasn't vintage!!
Me and my Dad in '68 at the dealership he was Sales Manager - by the dealer-sponsored Formula Vee.
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I'd really like to have one of those Goodyear wind-breakers now!!

[BEAR-AvHistory]

My "vintage car show" stuff.

[Just puttering]

First thing that popped in my mind when I saw this thread!
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[M3ichael]

I'm going with this look when I get a Cobra.......some day.... if ever.

[Mark Eaton]

My "vintage car show" stuff.

Dude, I love that hat! Where did you get it???

[Sigurd]

If gray hair qualifies for vintage look, I'm all in.

Sigurd

[GoDadGo]

If gray hair qualifies for vintage look, I'm all in.

Sigurd

Chrome, Not Gray I Say!
I too am "Chroming Over" & have been since the age of about 16.
My daily driver is 23, does that count as vintage?

[jceckard]

Chrome, Not Gray I Say!

I say it's turning flesh colored.

[dhuff]

I say it's turning flesh colored.

I'm sporting the flesh colored look

[BEAR-AvHistory]

Dude, I love that hat! Where did you get it???

Was a gift made in Poland.