Lewis Leathers Logo

[Mich486]

I believe a Mercedes can be requested with the AMG external body parts even though the engine is not AMG. A bit misleading I agree.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Superfluous]

I believe a Mercedes can be requested with the AMG external body parts even though the engine is not AMG. A bit misleading I agree.

True, but such a car is not produced by the AMG division of Mercedes, and is not an AMG. Moreover, I don't think (not sure) Mercedes will put an AMG badge on a new car that merely has AMG body parts, without the corresponding AMG engine and drivetrain.

 

[Mich486]

True, but such a car is not produced by the AMG division of Mercedes, and is not an AMG. Moreover, I don't think (not sure) Mercedes will put an AMG badge on a new car that merely has AMG body parts, without the corresponding AMG engine and drivetrain.

Out of curiosity I just checked the Mercedes-Benz website. You can select AMG alloy wheels and AMG line interior and exterior as (pricey) optionals which will come with the AMG logo even though the rest of the car is not mechanically an AMG enhanced version. Same story goes with Audi s-line and the bmw m-Line. These Germans seem to know how to exploit branding to the max

A proper AMG however i believe it is easily recognisable if you are into car.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Superfluous]

Out of curiosity I just checked the Mercedes-Benz website. You can select AMG alloy wheels and AMG line interior and exterior as (pricey) optionals which will come with the AMG logo even though the rest of the car is not mechanically an AMG enhanced version. Same story goes with Audi s-line and the bmw m-Line. These Germans seem to know how to exploit branding to the max

Again, I am not certain, but I think that only the optional AMG wheels and interior items will bare the AMG logo if the car is not a true AMG produced by the AMG division of Mercedes. The rear bumper will not include an AMG designation. I have seen non-AMG Mercedes with AMG parts, and non-M BMWs with M parts, and non-S Audis with S parts, and while the optional parts bare the logo, the rear bumper did not. As you know, the engine and drive train are the key components that distinguish AMG, M and S cars from standard models. The slightly different styling is entirely secondary, and often imperceptible to all but true car geeks. On the other hand, the more powerful and advanced engine and drivetrain -- while not visible -- profoundly change the characteristics of the car.

Please forgive my droning on a subject completely unrelated to outerwear, but cars are another of my hobbies.

 

[Mich486]

Absolutely you don’t get the AMG logo on the rear bumper next to the car model, that’s just for proper AMG. The legit options offered by Mercedes will carry the AMG logo in small characters on the side or on the wheels/interiors.

Gosh I wish I could afford an AMG better I stop looking at those and stick to jackets


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[red devil]

Please forgive my droning on a subject completely unrelated to outerwear, but cars are another of my hobbies.
View attachment 120652

It certainly is interesting and still relevant to the topic, thanks for sharing!
Also that's a very nice car!

Absolutely you don’t get the AMG logo on the rear bumper next to the car model, that’s just for proper AMG. The legit options offered by Mercedes will carry the AMG logo in small characters on the side or on the wheels/interiors.

Gosh I wish I could afford an AMG better I stop looking at those and stick to jackets


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can't go wrong with AMG, M models or RS models...
That being said, I wonder how many people notice the fake styling

 

[Acererak]

Again, I am not certain, but I think that only the optional AMG wheels and interior items will bare the AMG logo if the car is not a true AMG produced by the AMG division of Mercedes. The rear bumper will not include an AMG designation. I have seen non-AMG Mercedes with AMG parts, and non-M BMWs with M parts, and non-S Audis with S parts, and while the optional parts bare the logo, the rear bumper did not. As you know, the engine and drive train are the key components that distinguish AMG, M and S cars from standard models. The slightly different styling is entirely secondary, and often imperceptible to all but true car geeks. On the other hand, the more powerful and advanced engine and drivetrain -- while not visible -- profoundly change the characteristics of the car.

Please forgive my droning on a subject completely unrelated to outerwear, but cars are another of my hobbies.

View attachment 120652

Ha! Much like the LL jacket, I love the AMG specs but find the design cues gaudy.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[Bahabp100]

if thats the way they make 'em, then suck it up or don't....... Personally I don't have a problem with the patch.....its pretty small and could easily be disguised anyways.

I once saw a documentary film about a deli in NYC and its eccentric owner. He had certain rules, and the customers had to observe them, otherwise you were banned. One was that he would only accommodate tables of 4 or less. If 5 turned up they would be turned away, and asking if you could split the group over 2 tables was inviting a lifetime ban. The point is that each business and its owners have a way that they do business.....and for LL its placing their logo where everyone can see it. I don't have a problem with that.....after all there is plenty of other companies making leather jackets.

Shopsons restaurant

 

[NYDRH]

Shopsons restaurant

That place was great

 

[Edward]

Shopsons restaurant

Wasn't that the inspiration for the Soup Nazi, or am I confusing it with something else?

 

[navetsea]

wow a hospitality business that turns away customers based on their owner's eccentric code laws... life has dark humor, one day they would be humbled and made to lick back and swallow those eccentricity... like a peanut sauce salad vendor here who as he grew more famous among locals started to act eccentric refused to talk to his customers anymore and just point to a note book where his customers should just write down their name and order whenever a customer comes and start to open their mouth to order... lol

 

[Bahabp100]

Wasn't that the inspiration for the Soup Nazi, or am I confusing it with something else?

Since the “Seinfeld” Soup Nazi episode became part of the culture, people sometimes compare Kenny to the brilliant but rule-obsessed soup purveyor who terrified Jerry Seinfeld and his friends. Kenny would say that one difference between him and the Soup Nazi is that the Soup Nazi is shown ladling out his soup from a steam table; at Shopsin’s, most soups are made from scratch when they’re ordered. So the soup guy runs a soup stand in midtown . Shopsin’s is a small restaurant downtown. The owner passed but his family runs it. It was featured in the New Yorker magazine by Calvin Trillin here
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/04/15/dont-mention-it/amp and that inspired a documentary movie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Like_Killing_Flies
True the guy was cranky with “rules” but the food was extreme comfort foot like Mac and cheese pancakes and much more tasty delights

 

[handymike]

Only in New York!

 

[Edward]

Since the “Seinfeld” Soup Nazi episode became part of the culture, people sometimes compare Kenny to the brilliant but rule-obsessed soup purveyor who terrified Jerry Seinfeld and his friends. Kenny would say that one difference between him and the Soup Nazi is that the Soup Nazi is shown ladling out his soup from a steam table; at Shopsin’s, most soups are made from scratch when they’re ordered. So the soup guy runs a soup stand in midtown . Shopsin’s is a small restaurant downtown. The owner passed but his family runs it. It was featured in the New Yorker magazine by Calvin Trillin here
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/04/15/dont-mention-it/amp and that inspired a documentary movie https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Like_Killing_Flies
True the guy was cranky with “rules” but the food was extreme comfort foot like Mac and cheese pancakes and much more tasty delights

Sounds a little like the legendary Won Kei's Chinese restaurant here in London, though in recent years visitors often report disappointment that while the food is still good, the serviced isn't close to as rude as once it was.

 

[Bahabp100]

Sounds a little like the legendary Won Kei's Chinese restaurant here in London, though in recent years visitors often report disappointment that while the food is still good, the serviced isn't close to as rude as once it was.

At Peter Lugars famous steak house the waiters are know as being surly to customers (google them and word surly). And the customers expect that. But I order my waiters extra-surly cause I’m old school, and people think the surly waiter thing is now just an “act”.

 

[robrinay]

This is going to be a collector someday i tell you!

Vintage Aviakit Lewis Leathers jackets and boots sell for good money and rarer ones for crazy money - usually to Japan.

 

[Edward]

Vintage Aviakit Lewis Leathers jackets and boots sell for good money and rarer ones for crazy money - usually to Japan.

Japan's a good market for this stuff. It also doesn't hurt that folks there tend to be more slight (a 38" chest is the average in Japan, I believe, as opposed to a 44" here in the West), meaning there's a bigger market for the smaller sizes which tend more often to be the ones left on the market in good condition, at least here in the UK.