Vintage Old School page 50's and up

**GriffinSk8** · 11-10-2008 11:10 AM

I have noticed that people are starting to show there old school skateboards on this site. I want to know if anyone else would want a page for the old school collectors and novice's? So we can talk about all the other things that go with them. Also for the people that lived it and still are living it. I was thinking we could use these catagories "My first skateboard", "buy, sell or trade", " wish list", "looking for", "New/old school", "New old stock NOS". Other sites talk about some of the old school things but not enough of the things that I want to talk about. EBay is just not good enough. What do you think?
Thanks,
GriffinSk8

**rayzor tattoos** · 11-10-2008 11:57 AM

great idea

**twirlinhippie** · 11-10-2008 12:54 PM

Absolutely, go for it!

**GriffinSk8** · 11-10-2008 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by rayzor tattoos

great idea

Thanks I hope that others think the same way on this. You and I have seen what this could bring to the fish.

I hope it checks out. It will bring a little more understanding to where we have come from and where we want to go in skateboarding.

Thanks,
GriffinSk8

**TIMORNE** · 11-10-2008 01:36 PM

I have some old stuff.but I still can't get a pic to post.

**GriffinSk8** · 11-11-2008 11:18 AM

New old school

**IGSA-1** · 11-11-2008 07:03 PM

My vintage 1977 36" Sims Taperkick with Original Tracker Mid Tracks and Sims Snakes. I got the deck around 1981 when I was working in a skate shop and the owner got a box of "old" skate stuff. There was a stack of at least ten and he gave it to me for free. I wish I had never drilled it but I thought it would be a fun cruiser. Longboards were very obscure in those days! The Trackers and Snakes I bought new in either late 77' or early 78'. It now sits in my office as a reminder of days gone by...

**rayzor tattoos** · 11-11-2008 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by TIMORNE

I have some old stuff.but I still can't get a pic to post.

well u better get on that-lol
some of us r waiting in anticipation

**GriffinSk8** · 11-11-2008 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by IGSA-1

My vintage 1977 36" Sims Taperkick with Original Tracker Mid Tracks and Sims Snakes. I got the deck around 1981 when I was working in a skate shop and the owner got a box of "old" skate stuff. There was a stack of at least ten and he gave it to me for free. I wish I had never drilled it but I thought it would be a fun cruiser. Longboards were very obscure in those days! The Trackers and Snakes I bought new in either late 77' or early 78'. It now sits in my office as a reminder of days gone by...

I wish I had those wheels. First wheels that I fell In love with in 78 or 79. I just got a set of Tracker mid's trucks original 70's for free from a good friend. I got a original Taper Flex with no sticker and no holes cut. A few years ago the board still had the drying marks in the nose and tail super clean.

I do have an original Sim wood stick complete. Can't remember what else on it though it's a 36" board. Thanks for the pic of that board it's sweet and I bet worth a good penney one day.
Thanks,
GriffinSk8

**GriffinSk8** · 01-25-2009 01:40 AM

These are now available. I found them and these are the last of the orignal 1978 long skate keys. heard to find but I did it. Most of you that grew up in the 70's know this skate key as the original skateboard tool and it still is. I have had mine since 1980 and I still use it all the time.
Thanks
GriffinSk8

**TexasBomber** · 01-25-2009 02:35 AM

Great photos, hope to see this thread grow.
Anybody got a "banzi" or "jaws" deck. Those were my first boards.
I first "real" deck was a stacy peralta G&S. I miss the old school (kinda)

**GriffinSk8** · 01-25-2009 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by TexasBomber

Great photos, hope to see this thread grow.
Anybody got a "banzi" or "jaws" deck. Those were my first boards.
I first "real" deck was a stacy preralta G&S. I miss the old school (kinda)

Yes I due have a banzi and a Stacy Peralta warptail by G&S. There will be more pic's on the deck I am working on it at a snails pace that all.

I just might have more than one of the banzi hard to remember right now.

Thanks
GriffinSK8

**msk** · 01-25-2009 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by GriffinSk8

These are now available. I found them and these are the last of the orignal 1978 long skate keys. heard to find but I did it. Most of you that grew up in the 70's know this skate key as the original skateboard tool and it still is. I have had mine since 1980 and I still use it all the time.
Thanks
GriffinSk8

I've still got the one I bought back in '75. Doesn't look anywhere near as shiny as those do...

Old/new hybrid:

The trucks and wheels are Sixtracks and Gyros (with Sims Racing Bearings) from the 70s, and the deck is a replica of the last model I had in '79/80. Made from the original mold, using the same construction. The only thing not correct is the grip tape- couldn't locate any pizza tape, so it has FlyPaper instead. Otherwise, this is the exact board I was riding 30 years ago...

**GriffinSk8** · 01-25-2009 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by msk

I've still got the one I bought back in '75. Doesn't look anywhere near as shiny as those do...

Old/new hybrid:

The trucks and wheels are Sixtracks and Gyros (with Sims Racing Bearings) from the 70s, and the deck is a replica of the last model I had in '79/80. Made from the original mold, using the same construction. The only thing not correct is the grip tape- couldn't locate any pizza tape, so it has FlyPaper instead. Otherwise, this is the exact board I was riding 30 years ago...

Yes these are new old stock keys all I did is clean them. Mine probably looks like yours little on the dark side. It did not take much to make them look like new because they are. These will darken over time also. The white back ground makes them look shiner then they are too. Good reflection on the white. No pizza tape old pig deck. I sold one of these about four yours ago. Dog Town shaped blank.

Thanks
GriffinSk8

**GriffinSk8** · 01-25-2009 01:26 PM

As you can see the one on the lift is mine from 1980 and It's the same as the other skate keys in size and shape. The only thing different is mine has been used a lot and the tool looks it. same age and time frame as far as the keys.
Thanks
GriffinSk8

**msk** · 01-25-2009 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by GriffinSk8

Yes these are new old stock keys all I did is clean them. Mine probably looks like yours little on the dark side.

Mine is dark, rusty, and badly worn. The ends of the sockets are no longer flat, and the screwdriver tip is almost round. Thats what happens with lots of use, and getting dropped on the ground a lot...

**Zach_Wolf** · 01-25-2009 03:23 PM

I've got an original Claus Grabke and Jeff Kendall just sitting around the basement of our shop. Although I assume my boss considers it "collecting" the only thing I see is it collecting dust, at least put it on a wall! That Claus deck is my favourite graphic of all time, it's the one where he's running away from the melting clocks. I wish they made graphics like that now...

**msk** · 01-25-2009 09:56 PM

Here's my elephant wrench. 34 years old, and still going:

This is a real fun board:

24" doublekick fiberglass Tiger, from late '76. ACS 500 trucks, Powerflex 3 wheels, IKS bearings. Wheelbase is 14". I took this to the last Harbor 100 cone race, and during practice, I set a short (20 cone) course at 3' centers, and was able to run it clean. Took a few runs on the 100 cone course, and I was double pumping every cone...

**EBasil** · 01-26-2009 01:14 PM

Just a note from the desk under the stairs:

The brass are talking over the idea for a Vintage or similarly intended forum and would like to see how much activity there is already that would, logically, be "moved" to that new forum (were it to arise).

**brainfartalerts** · 01-26-2009 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by EBasil

Just a note from the desk under the stairs:

The brass are talking over the idea for a Vintage or similarly intended forum and would like to see how much activity there is already that would, logically, be "moved" to that new forum (were it to arise).

Just brainfarting here,

How about a vintage forum that is open to read, maintains a question mail bag thread open to all registered members but requires the same members to pay 0.02$ via credit card or use an adult surf ID to post anywhere else on the site?

That would minimize the kittah's and bots running wild while keeping the participant pool closer to the "vintage" age group.