EVEL KNIEVEL - Evel Knievel's Stars-and-Stripes Leather Jacket - Evel Knievel's Stars-and-Stripes leather jacket from various photoshoots. Upon switching to riding a Triumph motorcycle in 1967, Knievel adopted a new style of patriotic-colored leathers featuring an early version of the iconic V-shape design made popular by the 1971 Evel Knievel film. A variant of that style, this specific jacket was worn by Knievel in many different photo shoots over the years, including numerous magazine shoots, personal appearances, and a late 1990s print ad for the California Motorcycle Company (CMC) Limited Edition Signature Series "Amer-I-Can Dare Devil [sic] Motorcycle."

This jacket originated directly from Knievel's personal collection. Made of leather, this jacket (size 44) features a blue chevron across the chest lined in red, with three full white stars and half a star on each side of the zipper on the blue. The right shoulder bears an embroidered canvas "Live Life Full Throttle" CMC patch with blue rings. The left shoulder bears a "1" leather patch in red, white, and blue with "Evel" cut out of it. The back of the jacket features two crossed finish line flags and checkered patterning along the sides. The interior of the jacket features Evel Knievel's autograph in black ink on a card in an interior window pocket. This lot exhibits discoloration.

Additional Provenance: Letters of Authenticity from Knievel's children Krystal Kennedy-Knievel and Kaptain Robbie Knievel with signed photograph from Kaptain Robbie.

Estimate: $8,000 - 16,000

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