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My car's nowhere near that cool; I've wanted an E-type since forever...
I've only ever seen one or two in person but that silhouette with the long hood is to die for. Especially in BRG (british racing green) and of course, Vintage black cherry shell. Ps. As I read your reply, I hope you understand I was referencing the view of the shoes, not the car.
 
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I've only ever seen one or two in person but that silhouette with the long hood is to die for. Especially in BRG (british racing green) and of course, Vintage black cherry shell. Ps. As I read your reply, I hope you understand I was referencing the view of the shoes, not the car.
I wasn't quite sure, so I figured I'd focus on the E-type. There was a guy down the block when I was a kid who had a red one a few model years older than the one in your pic (IIRC, it was a '63); drop-dead gorgeous cars, those... Thanks for the great compliment on the shoes in either case. :)
 

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Who at Hanover thought it was a good idea to put this seam on the outer-facing side of the shoe?

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I wasn't quite sure, so I figured I'd focus on the E-type. There was a guy down the block when I was a kid who had a red one a few model years older than the one in your pic (IIRC, it was a '63); drop-dead gorgeous cars, those... Thanks for the great compliment on the shoes in either case. :)
Yes, sir. Those shoes are e-typical, you might say. Lovely.
 

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Unboxed the Golden Harvests today and wondering if they are worthy. Flush vcleat and LJ code tells me they are from Dec. 1969, so coming up on their 50th birthday soon. Pix:
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A little dirty, but not too bad.

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Some gouges on the toebox.

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More gouges.

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Some kind of homemade repair job on the piping. Glue? Epoxy? Doesn't seem to cause problems with a quick (pre-UV) try on, but doesn't look so hot...

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That one vcleat is toast.

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The current state of the ShoeLab... Lighting is good for working, less so for photography.

Any thoughts on the condition? They weren't the cheapest shoe I've ever bought online...
 

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Unboxed the Golden Harvests today and wondering if they are worthy. Flush vcleat and LJ code tells me they are from Dec. 1969, so coming up on their 50th birthday soon. Pix:
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A little dirty, but not too bad.

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Some gouges on the toebox.

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More gouges.

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Some kind of homemade repair job on the piping. Glue? Epoxy? Doesn't seem to cause problems with a quick (pre-UV) try on, but doesn't look so hot...

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That one vcleat is toast.

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The current state of the ShoeLab... Lighting is good for working, less so for photography.

Any thoughts on the condition? They weren't the cheapest shoe I've ever bought online...
If you send them to Bedo's I would like a count on for how many times he mentions those are his favorite shoes. They are mine too. Are those original laces though?
 

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Unboxed the Golden Harvests today and wondering if they are worthy. Flush vcleat and LJ code tells me they are from Dec. 1969, so coming up on their 50th birthday soon. Pix:
View attachment 1242237
A little dirty, but not too bad.

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Some gouges on the toebox.

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More gouges.

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Some kind of homemade repair job on the piping. Glue? Epoxy? Doesn't seem to cause problems with a quick (pre-UV) try on, but doesn't look so hot...

View attachment 1242230
That one vcleat is toast.

View attachment 1242231

The current state of the ShoeLab... Lighting is good for working, less so for photography.

Any thoughts on the condition? They weren't the cheapest shoe I've ever bought online...

I bought a second pair of Golden Harvest that is horrible compared to yours. You can clean up, or send to a cobbler.
 

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So jealous about those Golden Harvests. There's got to be a 13D pair somewhere...gotta find it.
 

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Hey gang,

Just chiming in from the Thrift Thread to let you know that I grabbed a pair of 93631 Golden Harvest longwings without checking closely, and it was only when I got home that I realized someone had them "painted" by a cobbler. Takes them out of contention for me as a resale item, but I thought one of you might enjoy them as a worthy project, since they are otherwise in pretty sturdy shape, with nice thick soles, and I think would come up beautifully with some work. Date code AA, so from 1960 or 1970. They are 8.5 B, so if one of you is that size, and would like to have these as a project, HMU and I'll send them your way. Pix below. I'll update this post when someone has claimed them as their own. Looking forward to seeing the pix when they're restored!

P.S. re happypebble: I think 13s are going to be a tough find. I was looking at some historical and current size distribution graphs for shoe size the other day, and 50-60 years ago the middle of that bell curve was at 8.5, with 13 an extreme outlier. Now, the midrange is 10.5-12, so 13s are only one standard deviation from average, and much more common amongst modern shoes. But back then, almost unobtainium. Good luck!!

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Unboxed the Golden Harvests today and wondering if they are worthy. Flush vcleat and LJ code tells me they are from Dec. 1969, so coming up on their 50th birthday soon. Pix:
View attachment 1242237
A little dirty, but not too bad.

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Some gouges on the toebox.

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More gouges.

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Some kind of homemade repair job on the piping. Glue? Epoxy? Doesn't seem to cause problems with a quick (pre-UV) try on, but doesn't look so hot...

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That one vcleat is toast.

View attachment 1242231

The current state of the ShoeLab... Lighting is good for working, less so for photography.

Any thoughts on the condition? They weren't the cheapest shoe I've ever bought online...
Those are simply a terrible disgrace and should be sent away immediately! I'll PM you my address.
 

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