Please Explain Armadillo Skateboards

Reader Jaime Castillo asked for help identifying this Armadillo Skateboards prototype flea market find. So far my best guess is that is an Hosoi hammerhead knockoff with some sort of adjustable wheelbase plate. The Interwebs is not much help either, because it mostly just shows armadillo art on skateboards in Zazzle-type situations.  It also turned up a Hand 2 Mind product called Ron’s Ramp Adventure. At first I thought it was a DIY kit for kids to build the Armadillo equivalent of a DachRamp or a game but it’s an educational/instructional program for kids that just happens to come with a stuffed armadillo on a plastic skateboard.

So…. What’s the deal with this Armadillo Skateboard? It looks vaguely familiar, aside from the obvious shape. It’s possible that I’m confusing it with some longboard “invention.”  Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Now onto Ron’s Ramp Adventure:

Students explore slopes and surfaces as they are challenged to build a ramp that allows Ron, a skateboarding armadillo, to go far—but not too far. By using critical thinking, communication, and collaboration to build a ramp, students prepare for essential skills of the 21st century. Students work through the Engineering Design Process – to learn the value of rethinking and supporting multiple solutions.

Armadillo riding a skateboard by Radha Ramachandran.

“I’m a Griptape” as seen on TeePublic.com.