ALL VINTAGE ITEMS ARE FINAL SALE, DOMESTIC ONLY (USA) NO RETURNS OR EXCHANGES OR BACKSIES. BRAND: Schott ITEM: Cafe Racer leather jacket DECADE: 1960s SIZE: 40(?) MEASUREMENTS: shoulder: 19" armpit to armpit: 20.5" sleeve: 25" length: 26" Shinya does not ride a motorcycle. Shinya has never ridden a motorcycle. Shinya nonetheless collects motorcycle jackets. This one is from the 1960's, cowhide, great condition. Schott has a great company history page here opening with " In 1913, as Ford's new Model T began to crowd the already bustling streets of New York City, two brothers, the sons of a Russian immigrant, went after their piece of the American Dream . . . By the mid-twenties, Schott NYC was revolutionizing the way Americans dressed for the outdoors when they were the first to put a zipper on a jacket. Eager to innovate, it was no surprise that Irving Schott then set his sights on another American classic in the making - the motorcycle. In 1928, Irving Schott designed and produced the first leather motorcycle jacket." The classic American success story, indeed!
