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info The Carrera brand, born in Traun, Austria in 1953, took its name after the legendary Mexican automobile race, the Carrera Pan-American. The brand was started by Wilhelm Anger who had been producing frames since after WWII with his family and was into motoracing, having designed some of his own sports glasses. Experimenting with plastics, Anger invented and patented the material Optyl in 1964 - a lightweight material that could take on all colours. This new material was ideal for his larger Carrera frames and success followed. This pair made when they were at their peak in the mid-1980s and bears the Optyl logo. The arms are a brushed aluminium with the Carrera logo underlined with some go-faster stripes. This pair had been previously loved so we reproduced the lenses with the same gradient colour as the originals. A large frame which could suit men or women. Carrera was sold to Italian company Safilo in the 1990s who continue to make sunglasses and reproduce the classic pairs. — klasik |
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product code : k5375 : £ 185 1980s cream/yellow optyl frame by CARRERA KlasikVintageEyewearKlasik Original gradient mid-purple acrylic lenses condition lenses : new - 10 frame : very good fit : very good size face : 137mm lens width : 66mm lens height : 55mm arms : 130mm lens spec uv transmission % : 3 light transmission (LTF) % : 25 (top) uv protection y/n : y |
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