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WANTED: A REAL car... meaning a vintage car ;)
Hi, Sounds like you want to drive this on a daily basis. Not that I want to be a wet blanket, but...... Have you any experience as a mechanic? No, I'm serious about that. The older you go with cars, the more of a mechanic you'll need to be. There are lots of things that go wrong with...- Stan
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- Forum: Classifieds
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1950's Brown Borsalino- pick your size!
Hi, Dang. I'm an hour and as half late, and a size 7 1/8 to boot. Oh, well. [huh] Stan- Stan
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- Forum: Classifieds
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Hat Theory... Night wearing? Car life?
Hi, Well, I've had a lot of cars from the 1940's thru a new 2008 and have yet to find one, sportscars excluded, where I coundn't wear a fedora while driving them. Now, sportscars are different, of course. Sometimes they don't even have room for your head, much less a hat. I've been in many... -
Why do you wear a fedora or cap?
Hi, Add me to the list of those who wear hats as a practical matter. If one wears a hat in the cooler weather, one has far fewers bouts with colds and flu. In the warmer weather, there's the sun issue that's covered, so to speak. :) As to a fedora, well dad gave me an old one of his when I... -
Warm weather hats
Hi, I'm also in in NC, near Raleigh which is more-or-less the central region. I have straw hats for the summer and not felt. Often times, the straw is too hot but is essential for working in the field, especially when haying. I have a two-tone (white top, brown brim) straw hat that's nice... -
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WHO made Johnny Depps hats for Public Enemies
Hi, This is the first I've heard of this movie. Looks like it'll be cool, too. Hopefully it's nothing like 'Bonnie & Clyde', which is so far removed from reality it's pathetic. I'm currently reading a book of the same title by Bryan Burrough. I wonder if the movie is based on this book... -
Hats in latest Menswear magazine
Hi, I'm 46 soon enough that I may as well get used to saying it. :p I've worn a fedora since I was 16. I stopped at age 42 when it 'got gone' and I couldn't readily find a hat shop to get a new one in. Now, I'm back to wearing one again - and this time I won't stop at just one - looking... -
Is there a resurgence in Hats or...
Hi, There have also been medical research reports quoted in the press the last couple of years regarding the lower likelihood of coming down with colds and flu by the simple expedient of wearing a hat. Now, 80-some percent of body heat loss *does* leave via your head, and viruses (which... -
Beginner Mania
Hi, Good advice, that - asking the seller to measure with a tape. Of course, small size variations can be corrected. The one that was a bit too large, I padded behinds the hatband. The one that was a tad too small, I used a stretcher on after conditioning the leather hatband. In both... -
Scala hats
Hi, I have only one Scala, a fur felt fedora that I got off of eBay. I think it's an older one, even though it was new with the tag still on it, as it was sized (7 1/8) and not the S/M/L that I see all the others listed as. I can't find any references to sized Scala hats anywhere else... -
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Beginner Mania
Hi, I'm in the same boat. I decided that I wanted a hat like a vintage one I'd had for many years that was no more. Where to go? Nothing worthwhile in stores around here. Ah! Of course! eBay! Well, I've bought all of three hats off of eBay since I went looking right after Christmas. I've... -
Why the Indiana Jones hat?
Hi, First off, Add me to the list that thinks Indy is just plain cool! :) However, it was not Indy that first had me wearing a Fedora. Heck, I think Lucas had yet to film THX1138 when I got my first Fedora. For me, it it was Robert Stack as Elliot Ness (The Untouchables TV series). This... -
Learning to Love the Open Road!
Hi, Ooh. A long story. I like those! :D I can tell you that my favorite worn-out hat (a vintage fedora) wound up in a pan of drain oil. :eek: That's another long story! :eusa_doh: Maybe we need a 'long story' thread about how we lost favorite hats.....lol Later! Stan -
Stetson "Nostalgia"? (now with pics)
Hi, Oddly enough, it was a re-reading of the thread that confused me. I saw a quote regarding someone having bought one. That was 10 years ago, I see now. I also saw references to a 2 1/2" brim, that's the one from Arron Hats, coming up in June. So, now we're 'tossing our hat into the... -
Stetson "Nostalgia"? (now with pics)
Hi, Actually, I look better in a wider brim and would prefer 2 3/4, but I'd buy a 2 5/8 as well. Close enough, I say. :) The idea here is to get enough of us wanting the same brim width and color to make up that magic number of 24 to get the ball rolling! :eusa_clap Did I miss something... -
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Stetson "Nostalgia"? (now with pics)
Hi Y'all, Put me on the list of ready to order one with the 2 5/8" brim. In fact, you could put me down for one each in Brown, Tan and Grey, sixe 7 1/8. ;) Have we made it up to 24 of any color yet?? Later! Stan -
My New Homemade Hat Torture Device- Stretcher
Hi, If I might suggest...... Moving away from a pipe clamp to an actual vise. Most vises have jaws that are attached to the forgings by screws. It seems to me that it'd be simple enough to modify the wood parts to attach where the vise jaws were. Then, the much stiffer and tighter... -
Anyone know of a hatter near Raleigh, NC?
Hi Y'all, I just thought I'd post that I managed to get to that hat shop in Northgate Mall up in Durham on Saturday. It's an interesting place, and is the only hat shop I've run across in the area. The guy that owns the store is into hats, like the rest of us. He has quite a selection of... -
Ebay Do's and Don'ts
Hi, I presume you mean buying, not selling. ;) I usually sit here and look something over for several minutes, then if I decide I might have an interest, I pop it into my 'watch' list. I'll look at it again for a couple days, and only then decide if I want to try for it. Then, I place a... -
Someone got a beauty of a wide-brim Cavanagh!
I would have bid, if it had been 7 1/8! :p As it was, I didn't even watch it. Stan
