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gpits68 · 07-02-2012, 07:20 PM

hello all,hope everyone is staying cool.here are a few pictures of an original ford shop coat i recently aquired.anyone have any idea of if it may be from the model a era? DSCF0006.jpg

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Mitch//pa · 07-02-2012, 07:27 PM

Are the pants ford issue also??

gpits68 · 07-02-2012, 07:48 PM

ford blue pajama bottoms

Ross/Kzoo · 07-02-2012, 07:59 PM

To me they look like 50's-6o's era.

2manycars · 07-02-2012, 08:37 PM

That is what my service manager and shop foreman wore when I worked in the Ford garage in the 60's. I also have one, and have worn it to shows. The shop coat for the model A era was apparently brown, with red lettering.

HoarseWhisperer · 07-02-2012, 08:41 PM

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I work in an original Ford Assembly Line coat at our Chapter's Inspection Day.....

Mike V. Florida · 07-02-2012, 09:32 PM

Looks good!!

1963turnerjohn · 07-03-2012, 09:29 AM

Anyone know if they make replica Ford shopcoats - the brown toned ones with red lettering?

John

HoarseWhisperer · 07-03-2012, 09:41 AM

The company that used to make the replicas, no longer makes them last I knew.

If you're interested in a "T" era original, you might be try the following:

http://www.rarecarrelics.com/1920sFordshopcoat.php

Patrick L. · 07-03-2012, 09:49 AM

I had kept several from both Ford and Studebaker but when I returned home from a government paid vacation in '71 they somehow had disappeared..

FL&WVMIKE · 07-03-2012, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HoarseWhisperer

The company that used to make the replicas, no longer makes them last I knew.

If you're interested in a "T" era original, you might be try the following:

http://www.rarecarrelics.com/1920sFordshopcoat.php

HoarseWhisperer .............
Very interesting. I would say he is very "proud" of it, since he didn't list the price.
I have some of those buttons.
MIKE

CarlG · 07-03-2012, 01:15 PM

You mean that the shop coats have shrunk just like the cabs have????

HoarseWhisperer · 07-03-2012, 07:19 PM

Interesting in that when I look at early Ford assembly line photos, it appears that workers wore pretty much what they wanted.

I can't make out any Ford logos on those that wore shop coats.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 07-03-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff/Illinois

I would bet that original Model T or Model A shop coats wouldn't even begin to fit the lard asses that most folks have become in this day and age

Hey! Watch it!! I've still got a "cute butt" but it's too HOT here for shop coats. I'm wearing my JOHNNY'S MUFFLER Tee shirt! (cool) Bill W.

Jay Ess · 07-04-2012, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlG

You mean that the shop coats have shrunk just like the cabs have????

You noticed that too?

Deluxe Delivery · 07-04-2012, 11:47 AM

Here are front and back views of my shopcoat made by the Classic Shopcoat co. It's about 15 years old so i don't know if they still make them. It is very nice quality with brass script buttons ( they are covered with a flap to prevent scratching the car you are working on). I wore this to Renningers this spring and got hundreds of comments !

Stan/MO. · 07-04-2012, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlG

You mean that the shop coats have shrunk just like the cabs have????

I know for a fact that my H-D leather jacket has shrunk in the last 40 years!!

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foxfire42 · 07-05-2012, 12:08 PM

I wonder if FORD wanted too much to license the coats for reproduction. Might be the reason they were MD'd. If it was Vintage Shop Coats in Danville instead of Classic they stopped selling FORD Shop Coats on 4/30/2011

Lance in St Louis · 07-05-2012, 01:46 PM

There is a shop coat listed on ebay right now. The location is Australia.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261057681292...292%26_rdc%3D1

Lance

CarlG · 07-05-2012, 02:01 PM

$1.00 to buy, $75 to ship!

FL&WVMIKE · 07-05-2012, 05:17 PM

Here are a couple of the original buttons, that I have in my collection.
MIKE
CLICK ON PHOTO TO ENLARGE - Twice

Jay Ess · 07-05-2012, 06:06 PM

Where these coats also used as driving apparel, similar to a duster?

07-02-2012, 07:20 PM	#1
gpits68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staunton , Virginia Posts: 239	ford shop coat hello all,hope everyone is staying cool.here are a few pictures of an original ford shop coat i recently aquired.anyone have any idea of if it may be from the model a era? DSCF0006.jpg DSCF0007.jpg

07-02-2012, 07:27 PM	#2
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: ford shop coat Are the pants ford issue also??

07-02-2012, 07:48 PM	#3
gpits68 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Staunton , Virginia Posts: 239	Re: ford shop coat ford blue pajama bottoms

07-02-2012, 07:59 PM	#4
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: ford shop coat To me they look like 50's-6o's era.

07-02-2012, 08:37 PM	#5
2manycars Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern CT Posts: 2,732	Re: ford shop coat That is what my service manager and shop foreman wore when I worked in the Ford garage in the 60's. I also have one, and have worn it to shows. The shop coat for the model A era was apparently brown, with red lettering.

07-02-2012, 09:32 PM	#7
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: ford shop coat Looks good!! __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

07-03-2012, 09:29 AM	#8
1963turnerjohn Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ann Arbor / Canton Michigan Posts: 318	Re: ford shop coat Anyone know if they make replica Ford shopcoats - the brown toned ones with red lettering? John

07-03-2012, 09:41 AM	#9
HoarseWhisperer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,470	Re: ford shop coat The company that used to make the replicas, no longer makes them last I knew. If you're interested in a "T" era original, you might be try the following: http://www.rarecarrelics.com/1920sFordshopcoat.php __________________ I know a lot of things; I just can't remember them all. 1928 CCPU 82-A 1931 Roadster 40-B Dlx (Canadian)

07-03-2012, 09:49 AM	#10
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: ford shop coat I had kept several from both Ford and Studebaker but when I returned home from a government paid vacation in '71 they somehow had disappeared..

07-03-2012, 01:15 PM	#12
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: ford shop coat You mean that the shop coats have shrunk just like the cabs have????

07-03-2012, 07:19 PM	#13
HoarseWhisperer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,470	Re: ford shop coat Interesting in that when I look at early Ford assembly line photos, it appears that workers wore pretty much what they wanted. I can't make out any Ford logos on those that wore shop coats. __________________ I know a lot of things; I just can't remember them all. 1928 CCPU 82-A 1931 Roadster 40-B Dlx (Canadian)

07-05-2012, 12:08 PM	#18
foxfire42 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: AZ and WA Posts: 764	Re: ford shop coat I wonder if FORD wanted too much to license the coats for reproduction. Might be the reason they were MD'd. If it was Vintage Shop Coats in Danville instead of Classic they stopped selling FORD Shop Coats on 4/30/2011 Last edited by foxfire42; 07-05-2012 at 12:14 PM.

07-05-2012, 01:46 PM	#19
Lance in St Louis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 17	Re: ford shop coat There is a shop coat listed on ebay right now. The location is Australia. http://www.ebay.com/itm/261057681292...292%26_rdc%3D1 Lance

07-05-2012, 02:01 PM	#20
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: ford shop coat $1.00 to buy, $75 to ship!

07-05-2012, 06:06 PM	#22
Jay Ess Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: L.I. N.Y. Posts: 83	Re: ford shop coat Where these coats also used as driving apparel, similar to a duster? __________________ *Old School Aficionado...* H.A.M.B. Alliance Member