Adventurebilt Vs 1984 Stetson

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Adventurebilt Vs 1984 Stetson

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Maybe some of you could be interested in this comparison :D

I just took this pic before i sold the 1984 Stetson on ebay

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I sent to 'Renderking' Fisk a quick review of the two hats, i hope it was enough, Fisk! :wink:
You can post here more questions about the two hats comparison, i think some people here could be interested. :D
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Peter McNeely Vs. Mike Tyson.

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Which is which?

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Indiana Ken wrote:Which is which?

;)

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New pics available

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Believe me- there's no comparison. :wink:
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Glurrk wrote:Believe me- there's no comparison. :wink:
That's what I was going to say!
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Glurrk wrote:Believe me- there's no comparison. :wink:
:lol: :lol: I know... infact i went for a AB :wink:
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I would say its like comparing a Mercedes (AB) to a Yugo (Stetson). :wink:
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More like an Aston Martin DB5 to a 1989 Ford Taurus.
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FIAT 500 Vs. a Lamborghini




... ok ok... this is the FIAT 500

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Hmm, I kinda like the Fiat 500.
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Zach R. wrote:Hmm, I kinda like the Fiat 500.
I liked the stetson too :wink:
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jeez that Fiat looks like a bucket :lol:
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Jpevh wrote:jeez that Fiat looks like a bucket :lol:
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. :wink:
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In 50s - 60s, in italy, streets were populated by FIAT 500s and other little cars like that. There were some cars that italians called "familiar" that compared to american ones of the same period they were mini-cars :lol:

have a look here http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/fia ... /clsfd.htm
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Indy_Railok wrote:
Jpevh wrote:jeez that Fiat looks like a bucket :lol:
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. :wink:
well then what does she got :wink:
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Jpevh wrote:well then what does she got :wink:
She'll make point five beyond the speed of light. I've added some
special modifications myself.
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this was the familiar version of the 500

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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Indy_Railok wrote:
Jpevh wrote:well then what does she got :wink:
She'll make point five beyond the speed of light. I've added some
special modifications myself.
oh come on, you have to do better then a modified line from star wars. :wink: sorry its going off topic, any way those are both great hats but the AB is way better IMO
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erri_wan wrote:this was the familiar version of the 500
What a Piece of junk!

Now i run out off Star Wars Quotes..
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Indy_Railok wrote:
erri_wan wrote:this was the familiar version of the 500
What a Piece of junk!

Now i run out off Star Wars Quotes..
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I know and that car could never do the Kessel route!
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at least not in 12 parsecs :wink:
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erri_wan wrote: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I know and that car could never do the Kessel route!


:wink:
You know, that car saved my life quite a few times. She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy.
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Wow, It's hard to see how an adventurebilt hat ot shines others unless compared to another. Great work Steve.

Thanks for posting that erri-wan.
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IndianaRedmon wrote:Wow, It's hard to see how an adventurebilt hat ot shines others unless compared to another. Great work Steve.

Thanks for posting that erri-wan.
No problem, i just thought it would have been interesting to take a pic of them, one besides the other. And thank to Rendering Fisk who gave me the idea :wink:
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Indiana_Tone wrote:Now that's interesting! Looking at your pics, Erri, I didn't realize you ordered your A/B with the tear-drop crown. I can't believe how it still looks waaaaaaaay better than that old Stetson on the right. The crown's much too tall on that one; and why is the ribbon so dark? Boy did they have it all wrong back then! Glad you posted these! ;)


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Sorry Harrison.. ehm indiana tone, what's a teardrop crown exactly?

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and why is the ribbon so dark?
if you are speaking of the AB, the ribbon looks dark because there was few light in the room (it was early morning) and i used long exposition but it wasnt enough long to catch the right ribbon colour :wink. That's my explanation :D
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It looks like a tear on the top of your hat(not a rip, but what comes out of your eyes when you cry).:P
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Zach R. wrote:More like an Aston Martin DB5 to a 1989 Ford Taurus.
One is droven by James Bond, the other by Robocop :P
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I'm glad someone got that. :P
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I have an 84 Stetson too. It is hilarious that while I wore it over the years I thought it was a fairly decent replica. Since I have been on here and become "Indyfied" I realize how bad it is. Yours still looks better than mine. Mine tapered some and the ribbon is much more faded. :cry: My Akubra even looks head and shoulders better than the old Stetson. Thanks for the (un)comparison pics.

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My first hat was a Dorfman and this Stetson blows it out of the water, the first time I steamed it to correct the bash it tapered immediately and the ribbon became a wierd orange color. :shock:

I pulled a crazylegs by dousing it with alcohol and setting it on fire, only I didnt put it out. :P
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Thank you for the explanation :D

I bought that Stetson on ebay, it looked a lot like the Stetson Nostalgia that's why i took it. Then i came in this wondeful forum and my indy hat lost the importance i gave to it :lol:
So i sold it, now i'm the happy owner of an Adventurebilt. Thanks Steve :D
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Considering the old Stetson was all we HAD for many many years, it served it's purpose well in it's day. I know, I wore out two of them before the Miller made it's appearance.

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