Black American Racers, Inc., founded 1969 Search this
Medium:
nylon, metal
Dimensions:
On form: 31 1/2 × 29 × 17 in. (80 × 73.7 × 43.2 cm)
Type:
jackets
sports uniforms
Date:
1974-1975
Description:
A Ron Hines Viceroy/Black American Racers yellow crew jacket. Buttoned collar, long-sleeve jacket with adjustable buttoned cuffs. Blue zipper down front with large zipper tab. Three pockets on front: one with horizontal zipper top, and two side pockets with slit openings on PL and PR hip areas. Four patches on front of jacket: (top PL) Champion Co. patch (rectangle with red and white background with [CHAMPION] in black type on white bow-tie shape); (bottom PL, above pocket) Goodyear patch (yellow rounded edge rectangle, yellow with blue Goodyearh logo); (top PR) Black American Races patch (black circular patch with [BLACK AMERICAN RACERS] in white type, a helmet in gray in center, with red and green triangles at bottom); and (bottom PR) Viceroy patch (red rectangular patch with white border and [VICEROY] in white thread. Another patch on PL upper sleeve (white circular patch with [BLACK AMERICAN RACERS ASSOCIATION] in black type at the top, with a red #12 race car depiction in the center, and three letters in green thread underneath (illegible). On reverse, two loarge patches sewn onto center. Top patch, elongated white rectangle bordered with black thread reading [VICEROY] in black. Bottom patch, elongated yellow rectangle with rounded edges, with Goodyear logo in blue thread. Bottom PL and PR side has adjustable strap, that when buttoned, tightens sides of jacket. No interior tags.
