Anyone have an ELC Thunderbird Field?

[Xopher]

Does anyone have an ELC Thunderbird Field Jacket? Id love to see photos of them, and see how they age.
How are they in terms of function, nicer than a standard A-1? Warmer? About the same?

 

[Fonzie]

@A-1 bought one recently and he seems to love it. It’s a beautiful jacket, I’ve always wanted one myself too, the blue version is very nice.


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[Cocker]

Saw one on one of the protagonist of the french version of Top Gear, yesterday! Apparently, this guy is a frequent customer to T-Bird shop in Paris, selling ELC, Aero, Buzz and so on. Already saw him on the show with an ELC Irvin.

Here's a picture with the Thunderbird:

Edit: An one with the Irvin:

 

[A-1]

Does anyone have an ELC Thunderbird Field Jacket? Id love to see photos of them, and see how they age.
How are they in terms of function, nicer than a standard A-1? Warmer? About the same?

Hi there,
I have this jacket in olive and I like its versatility. It’s light and comfortable, easy to wear all around.
I can’t comment on it being compared to a standard A-1 as I’ve never owned one. Always loved this wool one more. But it’s not a very warm jacket. I think you can easily wear it in summer nights with a shirt no problem.
It doesn’t have hand warmer pockets and there is no inside pocket. So that’s a minus in my opinion.
This jacket with slash HH leather pockets like this would be the perfect jacket in my opinion:

I really like the wool body. Wouldn’t change anything there. But the A-1 pockets aren’t big and not very handy. They look good though. Hehe. It will be my go-to jacket when this winter finally comes to an end.
The olive is more versatile than the navy in my opinion. The navy won’t be that cool with black but the olive goes with everything. I was lucky to find one in my size on the bay in olive. I don’t think I’d have bought it in navy.
Hope that helps a bit.

 

[A-1]

@A-1 bought one recently and he seems to love it. It’s a beautiful jacket, I’ve always wanted one myself too, the blue version is very nice.


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Here are some photos. I think the retail prices be is very high for what it is. Much too high. For half of it, it’s a good price for this jacket. The rayon lining doesn’t seem very sturdy by the way. I don’t think I will be able to wear this more than a year without a tear in the lining.

 

[willyto]

Can we all agree that A-1 rocks every single leather jacket he has owned? Beauty!

 

[A-1]

Can we all agree that A-1 rocks every single leather jacket he has owned? Beauty!

Thank you so much for the compliment! I can give that right back to you, my friend!