that way we saw the quality even though it cost a couple extra bucks 
Vette Leather Jacket
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Vette Leather Jacket
Anyone know where to purchase (a good deal) a GM licensed C5 series leather bomber jacket/coat?
Already checked out E-bay - all are XL XXL size - need just a large.
Already checked out E-bay - all are XL XXL size - need just a large.
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The NCM Corvette Store has a number of different leather jackets and members get a discount based on their level of membership. 
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Originally Posted by diyguy
Anyone know where to purchase (a good deal) a GM licensed C5 series leather bomber jacket/coat?
Already checked out E-bay - all are XL XXL size - need just a large.
Already checked out E-bay - all are XL XXL size - need just a large.
I posted this a few weeks ago. I got my from MadHouse
He used to make all of them for Mid America. He's a super nice guy and does a very, very good job.
Here's mine. C5 emblem on front and obviously on back. It's embossed so it's there but not there... nothing to flashy. Lambskin, suuuuper soft.
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Ecklers, Mid-America, Corvette Museum - they all sell them. May take a few phone calls to find the best deal.
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I found Corvette America to have the best prices 
http://www.corvetteamerica.com/main....bcategory=0023
This jacket sells for a $100.00 less here than any place I have found!
http://www.corvetteamerica.com/main....OrderBy=PartNo
http://www.corvetteamerica.com/main....bcategory=0023
This jacket sells for a $100.00 less here than any place I have found!
http://www.corvetteamerica.com/main....OrderBy=PartNo
Last edited by Tombone; Nov 24, 2004 at 08:03 AM.
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Originally Posted by Dandy97
Madhouse Marketing makes them for Mid America, the museum, Corvette Central, ect. You can buy direct from their website, corvettesport.com.
Actually, they used to make it for Mid America. I talked to Mark when I ordered one for my C4 last year and he told me Mid America went with another vendor (I think price was an issue, it most certainly couldn't be quality) ...
So unless they've gone back to him since last summer, he no longer manufactures the jackets for Mid America.
Mark is a really cool guy. They don't make a C4 embossed jacket so I asked him if he would for me. Though it cost a bit more, he went through the effort of getting written permission from GM to use their insignia. When I got the jacket from him, it was flawless... VERY VERY GOOD quality.
Unfortunately, it took him almost 4-5 months to get me the jacket and by the time I received it, it was in the middle of a NC summer. By the end of the summer I replaced the C4 with a C5 so here I am with this beautiful jacket that has never been worn.
Mark took it back, charged me 100 bucks and sent me back the same C5 jacket.
I don't know what Mid America was thinking but I'd rather pay extra for quality and get his products.
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From: St. Robert Missouri
Originally Posted by Villian C5
does anyone else find it hard to find a Corvette jacket in a style you like? Everything is either to plain, or too busy.
Would be nice to find one with a nice emblem on the front, and a plain back. Just my .02
