Vintage Photos of Leather Jackets

[TPD166]

One of my favorite episodes of The Andy Griffith Show featured Barney in a great leather MC jacket - wish I could find better stills of the jacket.

 

[devilish]

 

[2jakes]

A.E. 1937.

 

[2jakes]

Capt. Robert K. Morgan, 91st Bomb Group & his crew of the "Memphis Belle".

 

[2jakes]

One of my favorite episodes of The Andy Griffith Show featured Barney in a great leather MC jacket - wish I could find better stills of the jacket.

 

[Stearmen]

One of my favorite episodes of The Andy Griffith Show featured Barney in a great leather MC jacket - wish I could find better stills of the jacket.

Fun fact, the 1927 Harley JD still exist with side car! http://www.hdforums.com/forum/general-harley-davidson-chat/908528-attention-all-mayberry-fans.html It's on display at Buffalo Smokehouse Barbecue Salida, Colorado.

 

[Stringmaster]

I was was channel surfing and saw a 1951 movie "Lightning Strikes Twice" listed with a description that sounded interesting to me so I recorded it. Low and behold an uncredited Frank Caddy--who played Sam Drucker in Petticoat Junction/Green Acres show up in a scene as a Gas Station Attendant in a killer leather jacket. Looks to be some sort of a wide-lapeled 1/2 belt type (I don't know jackets well). Now I want one haha. I snapped a couple of screen shots so the quality is iffy, but....

 

[Stearmen]

How about another one of Don? Believe it or not, by all accounts he was a real ladies man!

 

[Spoonbelly]

One of my favorite episodes of The Andy Griffith Show featured Barney in a great leather MC jacket - wish I could find better stills of the jacket.

I'm surprised they didn't cast Barney in "The Wild One". He would have been perfect in Johnnys' gang. (LOL).

 

[Superfluous]

 

[TREEMAN]

Great pic........thanks for re-posting .

 

[TPD166]

A few WW-II USAAF pics I came across last night:

 

[Iron Horse]

Not a photo (though he largely painted off photos he took), but a Norman Rockwell, "The Big Decision":

 

[buler]

Northeaster Flying Togs - 1929

 

[Superfluous]

 

[Technonut]

EDIT: Here's another interesting pic, with what appears to be a full-auto conversion of a .45 automatic:

 

[thor]

 

[basbol13]

 

[Doctor Damage]

Great pics, everyone. I'm intrigued by the full-auto 1911 and I particularly like John Candy's police jacket.

Regarding non-military photos, it's surprising to me how many men (apparently) wore short leather jackets as daily drivers.

 

[thor]