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Montgomery Ward Spring Summer 1966


Company: Montgomery Wards
Year: 1966
Decade: 1960's
Brands: Hawthorne Wards

Featured Skateboards: Exotic Wood (Hobie), Hawthorne Fast Track Tiger, Hawthorne Dart

1966 Montgomery Ward Spring Summer Catalog, Page 624. About a quarter of a page in 1966, down from a full page in color the year before. Looks like the price of the Dart went up 18¢ from $5.97 last year, unless they accidentally transposed the last two digits. Selling just the wheels is new this year.

Page 624

Detail.

25-in. Laminated Exotic Woods $9.95

5. Be a Super Sidewalk Surfer in your area with this handsomely crafted Hawthorn Skateboard. You ll be “Hanging Fivea”, doing “Wheatos”Wheelies”, “Kickturns”, etc. before you know it. This 25-in. beauty is constructed from laminated exotic woods. The attractively striped, finely finish surface is second to none. The double action adjustable trucke with cream colored ball bearings composition wheels absorbs shock and gives you easy maneuverability. 6 in. wide.

60 T 4824 – Wt. 5 lbs. 12 oz. …….. $9.95

6. 30-in. Ash Skateboard $6.97

Wards Fast Track Tiger – Everyone else will. It’s 30 inches of real fun and enjoyment. Made of pure Ash, this board will be the talk of the town. This Tiger does al the tricks – with it you can Flatland and Downhill Slalom along with many others. Our finest double action adjustable trucks with ball bearing composition wheels assure you of support and shock absorbing action at all times. Beige wheels are made to withstand tough action. 6 in. wide. Ship-wt. 4 lbs. 12 oz. …….. $6.97

7. Hawthorne Dart $5.97

22-in. Oak board with off-center racing stripe. Double action adustable trucks, composition ball bearing wheels. 5½ in. wide
60 GT 4819 – Ship, wt. 41bs. 4 oz …….. $5.97

8. Build Your Own Skateboard With Wards “Do-It-Yourself” kit. Kit includes completely assembled double action trucks, composition wheels.
60 B 4823 – Shipping weight 2lbs. …….. $3.79

60 B 4822 – Comp. Wheels Only. Wt. 1lb. …….. $1.59

The real-life skateboards.

Hawthorne Exotic Wood Laminate

Unable to track this one down. Pictures labeled as such have turned out to be the Hobie version. If you have a lead, please contact.

Hawthorne Fast Track Tiger

Unable to track this one down. If you have a lead, please contact.

Hawthorne Dart. Well worn…

This scan came from christmas.musetechnical.com and unfortunately, the site infrastructure does not allow direct links to the source page. 

This scan is bad. 

We’re definitely looking for a better version, but these old catalogs are hard to come by. Maybe you have a better version? You should contact us.

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