Vans – Shoemaker
They’ve used this cobbler illustration in at least one other layout.
Company/Brand: Vans
Product Type: Shoes
Decade: 70's
Year: 1979
Magazine: Skateboarder
Issue: Skateboarder V5 N7 Feb 1979
Country: USA
Discussion
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- Kilwag: Rockin' Ron, is that you?...
- Kilwag: Good find. Looks like you sourced it....
- Magnus: I'm in no way an expert in skateboarding history, but. Based on the pictures off of Hobart "Hobie" Alter's hall of fame page on the "Skateboarding Heritage Foundation" website (attempting to link ...
- Andy: ABEC ratings are not a guarantee of speed or durability; they primarily measure dimensional tolerances so anything over abec 3 makes no difference to skating whatsoever but you try getting skaters to ...
- 4o Image API: It's interesting that this board might have an Efco motor. I've never heard of them being involved in skateboards before, only in small engines. Could be a neat piece for anyone interested in the hist...
- Kvon: Good to see MC still killing it!...
- Kvon: That bowl looks so rad!...
- Shawn MacLeod: I just saw this post. I used to skate with John when I was a kid in Hacienda Heights. He and Frank were good friends with my best Freind Erich Hernandez brother Chris Hernandez. I saw Frank about 25yr...
- Scott Proctor: I have a gran prix sure grip skateboard that is over 50 years old in good condition. I was wondering if it's worth anything....
- Justin Seng: "Scorpy" is a sick name, dude!...
- Danne Håkansson: Hahahaha! I saw one of these here in Sweden. I instantly bought it, and it arrived today. Totally hilarious! When looking at it I just can’t stop laughing!...
- Conor: Anyone know where you could get these now?...
- Alexander: This is great thanks!...
- Adam: I bought some wheels under some UFO name around the mid to late 1990s. I was looking for wheels smaller than 38mm and bought 35mm. They were completely flat and were amazing... never got a flatspot. ...
- Sean: I just wanted to say how much I love your products! I'm a big fan and really enjoy everything your brand stands for. I’d love to show my support, but I’m not in a place to buy any stickers right n...
- Matt: Troy Gibordi and Mike Kepper. Union New Jersey Boards...
- Steve spurlock: Good times, luge racing in the hospital parking lots in burien . When I think back on that , there's no better place to be hit by a car than a hospital....
- raye-valion gillette: Hi James, I am a curator at a museum in Salisbury and we are currently working on an exhibit about the Ocean Bowl. I would love to take a look at those photos if you still have them available. ple...
- Soundboard: Dude, that old Nash soundboard is wild! Moving the radio compartment and removing the logo from the deck? That's some serious design evolution. Imagine shredding while listening to Paul Harvey, haha! ...
- Clive Appleby: My first skate was a cobra comp. With ACS 9” (9’s) and RED Kryptonic (park) wheels. A smooth ride at the skatepark in West Vancouver....
- Christiaan Dykstra: Dan Brown still skates pools. I saw him at the Venice beach park today. 2025. Hyped....
- Michel Durand: I have one original...
- Nicole Andrews: My 1st skateboard was the Widow Walker, in red. I didn’t know much about the company, just that’s all my Dad could afford. It was crap, but I was happy to have any kind of board. I still have it. ...
- Text to Coloring: Those early motorized setups always felt like a wild mix of garage ingenuity and skate culture. Makes me wonder how many of these were actually functional riders versus just fascinating collector piec...
- Ciaran Gallagher: My father manufactured and sold bobcat skateboards growing up in Derry Ireland. Would love to buy one . We should have trademarked the name bobcat ....
- Jerry: Cool. I posted the photo yesterday as a story on Instagram and a lot of people contacted me asking who shot it/who the skater is. What’s your name so I can give you the photo credit? Or your account...
- Kilwag: I shot the photos, I don't remember that kid's name. I probably knew a first name at the time but forgot....
- Jerry: Any idea who the skater is or who shot the photo of the frontside carve?...
- Erik B Roby: Please sell this to me. This was my first board as a kid in the 90's....
- Claire: I have an R288 - the gold coloured metal skateboard (bottom left of the advert). Never seen another one and wondering what the benefit of a completely inflexible deck was. Speed? Did they cost more at...
- Kilwag: "Mad Skull" or just "Skull?"...
- Skull: I just picked up an AISI board off the street and this is the only page I found when I googled about it. It’s got a skull holding a sword. It says “skull” on it....
- Rick Floyd: Just bought probably the last set of 100% original and shiny like new black UFO "standard" wheels (no conicals) in existence - at least that are for sale. Will go on my 1978 Sundancer Hooktail board a...
- Rob Esterline: I have a pair of the original Snow Skate for sale if anyone is interested....
- Matthew Mackenzie: I've just found what I think is a freestyle board. Balck with a green stripe. Looks like it's made of carbon fibre. Is it worth anything?...
