Yeah I saw that one today, I only had a quick look and wasn't convinced with the arms as the VDR ones have a guantlet arm and this one looked straight, but I got what you meant RE the "Republic" when I messaged Aero earlier & before she saw a photo(as the ones I sent weren't sent as JPEGs) I said it was labled Republic & Thunderbay, she thought "It sounds like this may have been an old trainee label we used many years ago" and after she saw the photos "Yes, this label was used in the 90s as a slightly discounted range, it’s a true Aero".The reasoning behind my earlier post is that there’s also another Aero Veste des Rallye jacket currently listed on eBay UK, however although this similarly has a Thunder Bay label it says ‘by Aero Leather Cloth. Co.’ not ‘by Republic’