mendelboaz
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It's safe to say my leather jacket journey is over. Thanks to the wonderful Finds and Deals thread, and the eBay link posted by @Coriu, I somehow managed to score a vintage Buco J-24L from (I'm guessing) the 1950s, in steerhide and in my size (40), for a mere $255 plus shipping. The seller only wanted to ship to the United States, however, but thanks to @handymike this jacket was able to make its way over to the Netherlands.
As soon as the jacket reached my doorstep, all the dreams I had when I started out on this leather jacket collecting hobby and my eyes first landed on pictures of the Buco J-24, were fulfilled. The Buco J-24 has, in my eyes, always been the most iconic and quintessential 1950s motorcycle jacket, and actually owning one someday seemed like something too outrageous to actually happen. Needless to say I'm still having a hard time believing this bad boy is actually hanging in my house.
Now for picture time. A huge thanks to @Marc mndt for helping me give this jacket a fresh coat of Urad leather conditioner, I had a blast watching you joyfully giving this jacket the care that it needed. It looks a lot better now! This jacket is a teacore lover's dream.
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As soon as the jacket reached my doorstep, all the dreams I had when I started out on this leather jacket collecting hobby and my eyes first landed on pictures of the Buco J-24, were fulfilled. The Buco J-24 has, in my eyes, always been the most iconic and quintessential 1950s motorcycle jacket, and actually owning one someday seemed like something too outrageous to actually happen. Needless to say I'm still having a hard time believing this bad boy is actually hanging in my house.
Now for picture time. A huge thanks to @Marc mndt for helping me give this jacket a fresh coat of Urad leather conditioner, I had a blast watching you joyfully giving this jacket the care that it needed. It looks a lot better now! This jacket is a teacore lover's dream.
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