Hot Wheels
As a young kid in the mid 80s I thought Hot Wheels cars were cooler and fresher than the ones from Matchbox and Majorette (Mattel already introduced Hot Wheels in 1968, but little did I know). This crazy thing here looks like the first skateboard you would give your kid to make him say farewell to his kiddie toys and let him go out to play in the real world. Still, I don’t think I would have been too happy with this as a kid, because we knew about Hot Wheels, but we also heard about Powell, Vision and Santa Cruz, so I guess you can’t fool a kid with crappy skateboards! More pics after the jump.
Look at the difference in size between the front and the back truck, this really gives it the look of a racing car. Both trucks seem to have the old school truck pattern, but I think the deck is pretty recent though:
Detail of the front wheels:
Holy shit that looks like the dregs atv…the wheel wells can hold a 68 mm or bigger w/o monster risers
What is this background photo on the SNA homepage?
The old Pier Park skatepark demo before Dreamland.
Loved that park, though the new one is admittedly better.
Mark
How many boards do we need shaped like your little willy?
Love
Mom.
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