4 hours ago, CanTechZ said:

I bet this guy wears driving gloves.

This guy, too.

Well, not that you were asking a female.  But when I bought my 1971 240Z new, I also bought short fingered knit and leather gloves.  And wore them.  Being 28 years old at the time, I had a sense of beauty matching my Z.  Tho, I do think that possabily all of the aesthetics regarding those cars then were quite different than today.  The world was a different place in time.  I always had visions of being dressed to fit the vehicle.  

I have short leather gloves now for RedBird.  But looking for knit and leather for the summer.   I love them, and really don't care if anyone else does or not.  I wear them for myself.  

On 3/11/2016 at 4:12 PM, TomoHawk said:

Anyway-  what would you think if you saw someone wearing "fingerless" or short-fingered driving gloves?

I'd like it.  Nice to see someone with class!!!

I had knit-back leather gloves for cycling, and I just about wore them out.  They were comfortable, and your hands stayed cool and dry.  Then I got a job, and they went into the drawer with the cycling stuff, and dried out, and I had to give them to the big plastic recycling bin.  I recently bought some of these:

http://www.kucharikclothing.com/leather-tan-knit-back-cycling-glove-p-631.html

 

These are very similar to my original '71 gloves.  

Thank you for sending this, now I know where I can get more!

Well, people like you and I understand and can appreciate what they are for, but many in the younger generation, who judge others by how things appear, would probably think you are posing as some kind of expert racer or supercar owner, or some other pretentious thing. That's not a bad thing, as long as they don't make a scene because of it. It's  probably a rare situation too, if you usually hang out with the classic crowd...

1 hour ago, Redwing said:

These are very similar to my original '71 gloves.  

Thank you for sending this, now I know where I can get more!

It's really just basic cycling stuff.  I also had some Lycra gloves with an American flag motif  (for the 1984  Olympics) and some others I got for free, and don't remember or have that stuff, but I still have the flag gloves.

I don't think I'll wear the flag gloves for the Zed, unless it really, REALLY hot.

You can find the gloves at lots of places like:  Amazon.com, Nashbar.com, performancebike.com, and other cycling stores.  You probably have a cycling store near you.

Be careful  not to buy the new rubberized stuff

Edited March 13, 20169 yr by TomoHawk

20 hours ago, Redwing said:

  I always had visions of being dressed to fit the vehicle.  

 

I used to wear white jeans in high school, but I was a bit more athletic then.  if I could find a nice jacket  a la Steve McQueen or  a vintage sports car driver, I'd put together a nice costume for Zed driving.  OH-  Plus a turtleneck...  

P.S.....  We are chatting most evenings 8-11pm (eastern U.S.) 

Edited March 14, 20169 yr by TomoHawk

I remember the guys wearing white jeans in high school.  And white buck shoes too!  That's what my husband used to wear, thrilled me.  He is long gone now, but we grew up together, learned how to be adults together.  It ended just before I got my 1971 Redwing Z.  Life sure was different.  We were all more youthful then!

Try thrift stores when you look for your jacket.

I'll check out the chat.  Thanks...   

Edited March 14, 20169 yr by Redwing
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2 hours ago, Redwing said:

 learned how to be adults together.  

I'm guessing y'all stayed up all night paying bills and choosing insurance policies, wearing them half fingered gloves.    

 

Half of my shirts and other clothes are from the Salvation Army store!  You gotta look through every shirt, sweater, jacket, etc., but you can find like-new things for $1  or $2...  I found some name-brand Cargo shorts for $2.50-  $29 at Macy's.

I found Italian shoes, carhartt  bib and coat still with the tags when Hanes went tag less got new underwear.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes

Edited March 14, 20169 yr by black gold man