GT California Woody

Brightly colored plastic boards are what comes to mind when I think of Grentec, which is was I was surprised to see this GT California Woody. It features Max-trax trucks and an aluminum flat bar on the bottom, something they used on some of their plastic boards as well. It also has a rare for […]

There’s new Turf Documentary, Believe It

The Milwaukee Journal has an article on a documentary in progress about the Turf (AKA Surf N’Turf) skatepark. Much like the Nude Bowl, the Turf just won’t die, and keeps coming back decades after you thought it was gone forever. Opened in late 70’s then shut down and turned into a strip club, then reopened […]

$90,000 Nostalgia Trip

Well now… this is something. Is this the ultimate eBay auction? You’re looking at roughly 3,000 cut (but not finished) skateboard blanks, NOS from the 80’s wood shop of “Wee” Willi Winkels. Yes, he of the famous Corvette hippie jump fame in the 70’s, and most importantly, the person who brought laminated maple to the […]

500 Vintage Skate Stickers!

The thing about OCD is that it’s OCD… We just passed the 400 mark less than 2 weeks ago but I got a bee in my bonnet to finish the rest of the remaining scans. So I powered through it, and now we’re at 502 vintage skateboard stickers in the gallery. Some of my favorites […]

Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery Reaches 400

The count on the Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery has reached 400! The last hundred added span from the 70’s to the 90’s/ Some of the highlights include healthy additions to the Zorlac category as well as some great 70’s era additions to Sims, G&S, Z-flex and Cadillac Wheels. Also of note, some wacky color ways […]

DIY 70’s Fiberglass Skateboard Redux

Once again proving semi interesting things come to those with OCD who wait… While updating the Vintage Skate Magazine Advert gallery I thought I recognized this Top Line ad for a “Do it Yourself Skateboard Kit.” I was the subject of a post 4 years ago, and now we know it dates to 1975 since […]

Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery Reaches 300

Just added another 50 stickers to the Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery, bringing the total to 300. This lates batch spans from the 70-80’s.

Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery Reaches 250

The Vintage Skate Sticker Gallery has just reached 250, and we’re about at the end of Kilwag’s collection. If you’re interested in contributing, we’re accepting high resolution bulk scans if they are 600dpi.) If you have a sizable collection contact us to make other arrangements. Send a pic before you start scanning and we can […]

Vintage Skateboard Magazine Ads Updated

We’ve added 73 ads to complete the April 1976 issue of Skateboarder Magazine, bringing the total in the archive to 447! There are other galleries out there, some of them are really good, but this one is ours, and it’s the only one that filterable by magazine, issue, year, decade, brand/company, product type, country, and […]