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Press Release: 2008 American Rebel Jacket partners with the world famous Hot Rodding E-zine Jalopy Journal to create a one of a kind car coat
Together with owner Ryan Cochran, Albie Powers has designed a unique Jalopy Journal car coat complete with a chenille logo patch on the back which is available on www.jalopyjournal.com for the members of the H.A.M.B community. American Rebel is honored to work with Ryan and both are dedicated to keeping the love of all things traditional and cool alive.
The Rodders Journal, Issue 38 page 146
Some people collect cars, others collect car culture. Albie Powers collects vintage car-club jackets. If you haven’t done so already, read the story about Paul “Snooky”Janich’s car coat in the RJ Times first. (Issue 38 page 4). It sort of like the Shroud of Turin, only it’s legit.
Albie knows that not everybody can own such a piece of history. As a reaction to that, he formed American Rebel jacket. Through that company, he crafts period-perfect car club jackets, varsity-style coats made popular during the halcyon days of American hot rod and custom culture by their elaborate stitching and embroidery.
While he offers several jacket styles, he presents them in two ways: Stock and Custom Rebel, with a second subset as a part of the latter.
Don’t confuse “stock” with cheap or limited. Every jacket has an 80% virgin-wool body with two sleeve options: wool or top –grain leather. They feature heavyweight acrylic/Lyrcra (Ultraknit) trim and your choice of an Ultraknit or Byron-style collar with contrasting color under the collar.
The Custom Rebel Line transports you to a time when you could wander into a sports shop and pick and choose every element to create a truly personalized jacket. American Rebel Jacket offers so many options, the possibilities are endless. You can be certain that your design will be unique to you. As a part of the second subset mentioned earlier, there is a lightweight summer jacket just like the ones speed vendors used to offer-with or without stripes.
The coolest option of all however, really isn’t part of the jackets, per se. As a part of the Custom Rebel Line, Albie offers real, honest-to-goodness chain stitch embroidery. Bear in mind that this isn’t some latter-day interpretation produced by a CNC-operated machine. It’s the hand done, labor intensive style produced on a 1942 vintage machine that has without a doubt, stitched club jackets. For that matter, it could’ve been the one that stitched Albie’s fathers car club jacket-the one that got him all wound up over jackets in the first place. –Chris Shelton
Press Release: 2007 American Rebel Jacket creates limited edition 75th Anniversary jacket for the 75 most significant Deuces at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona
Working with Dave Boule of PCG Campbell West Coast, American Rebel Jacket designed with the help of J.R Martinez Design a special limited edition jacket for the 75 Deuces event put on by Ford Motor Company. One of the Jackets was presented to Edsel Ford at the opening night reception and another created for Greg Sharp of the NHRA Museum was put on display in the showcase. Other jackets were created for Deuce owners all over the country and are still available for creation.
Press Release: 2007 American Rebel Jacket is selected to create the 200 and 300 club jackets for Bonneville record holders.
Working with Allison Dempsey of the Bonneville 200 MPH club. American Rebel Jacket is creating the old school record holder jackets for its members of the 200 and 300 clubs. It is a great honor to participate in this legendary part Hot Rodding History.
Car Kulture DeLuxe, July/August 2006 page 19
You drive a great car so you deserve a great jacket. That’s why American Rebel jacket was founded by Albie Powers. American Rebel Jacket Designs and makes the most authentic vintage re-creations of the 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s jackets on the street.
Each jacket is built in the good old U.S of A. from the finest materials and hand chain-stitched on a 1942 machine just like back in the day.
Whether you want to remake your long lost jacket, or you want a one of a kind custom job or jackets for your whole gang American Rebel Jacket can get it done.
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