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  1. David Conwill

    Dopp Kit/Toiletry Bag

    I don't know how much space you need, but I've been contemplating this piece from Duluth Trading Co. I prefer the fire-hose material over leather for the same reasons you cited. Full disclosure, though, my ugly nylon shaving kit shows no sign of dying, so I want the fire-hose bag for my pipe and...
  2. David Conwill

    The Cap Faction

    I wondered about that myself. Unfortunately the detail photos don't show an adjuster, so... :shrug:
  3. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    Today's festive Sunoco brought to you by Shorpy! "December 1940. 'Christmas trees for sale at a gas station. Woonsocket, Rhode Island.' Medium format negative by Jack Delano."
  4. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    Well, it's no P-type...
  5. David Conwill

    The Cap Faction

    Imagine my excitement when I learned that Eastman Leather Clothing is reproducing the A-2 cap (more or less)!
  7. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    A RED horse flying to the LEFT?!? Sounds suspiciously Commie to me! ;)
  8. David Conwill

    Old gas stations

    A doomed Texaco in Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood, back in 1950. Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were the center of African-American commerce and culture in Detroit and were completely demolished and replaced with freeway in the 1950s. This is part of a series of photos recently...
  9. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    Some time ago, my wife and I were discussing my '62 Ford Falcon that I hadn't been driving for reasons of economy. When I told her I wanted to sell it so it wouldn't slowly expire for lack of use, she surprised me and said "you should get a motorcycle--one of those old British ones." I'd long...
  10. David Conwill

    Show us your vehicles

    Beautiful Plymouth, Vitanola! The '35-'38 PlyDo's are badly underrated cars, IMO.
  11. David Conwill

    What are you snacking on?

    Peanut butter and chocolate are proof that God loves us and wants us to be fat. ;)
  13. David Conwill

    What are you snacking on?

    Lately sausage sticks (mainly turkey, but occasionally beef) and cheese cubes have been a staple for my wife and me. I also have discovered that spicy pork rinds and smoked oysters are an excellent pairing. Smoked almonds (which I discovered I can make at home as an outgrowth of my meat-smoking...
  14. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    Modern engines will happily go 250,000 miles or more, but I've yet to encounter a late model vehicle where the body, interior, and electrical components are made to the same standard. But I guess people living in the Southwest are happy.
  15. David Conwill

    Sears might be going belly up

    Ex-bankruptcy shyster here (still licensed--just not practicing anymore, Thank God). Yeah, a Chapter 11 is a reorganization, a Chapter 7 is a liquidation*. I did mostly consumer work, where the Chapter 11's were usually just a prelude to a Chapter 7 when no viable plan of reorganization could be...
  16. David Conwill

    Bought my first leather jacket

    Based on some older news articles I read about Golden Bear, it would appear that the outsourcing occurred immediately after this jacket was produced (early 1980s), when they contracted with a Korean manufacturer to better handle the Banana Republic order. Probably around the time they were...
  17. David Conwill

    Bought my first leather jacket

    Thanks, these are Shurons. I've had them a long time now and the quality is top notch. I even replaced the arms once!
  19. David Conwill

    Bought my first leather jacket

    Reading the Golden Bear histories, the reason they started manufacturing some of their jackets in Korea is because they had trouble filling Banana Republic orders from their San Francisco factories, so there's definitely a connection and it's certainly a Golden Bear at heart. As to how, or why...
  20. David Conwill

    Bought my first leather jacket

    Thanks to the savvy negotiating skills of my wife, I ended up paying $42 on a $50 asking price!
  21. David Conwill

    Bought my first leather jacket

    Well, second if you count the "mall" jacket my dad bought me back in high school. I wasn't even looking for one, but found this in a local shoe-repair store. It's a bit musty from storage, but looks essentially unworn. It's styled after the A-2 with hand-warmer pockets concealed behind the patch...
  22. David Conwill

    1962 Ford Falcon - $8000 obo

    Yes, stay tuned!
  23. David Conwill

    1962 Ford Falcon - $8000 obo

    Car is sold! Thanks for looking, everybody!

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