{"id":1184,"date":"2015-03-29T04:41:47","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T04:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/?post_type=vintageadverts&p=1184"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:34:23","slug":"powerflex-elephant","status":"publish","type":"vintageadverts","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/vintageadverts\/powerflex-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Powerflex Elephant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The old tougher-than-an-elephant gag from Powerflex skateboards. Not the greatest idea to name your company after a performance trait in a fickle industry. Flexible skateboards would remain viable for a couple years, but stiffness would eventually be the norm. Still, you have to love an advertisement with an elephant standing on a skateboard. It’s much harder to coordinate than a plain old car<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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The elephant in the room.<\/p>\n

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The board the elephant couldn’t kill.<\/p>\n

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Sam Hawk Powerflexing. Duh.<\/p>\n

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PowerFlex t-shirt.<\/p>\n

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POWER FLEX High-Performance Skateboards<\/p>\n

Jenny, 4,400 lbs. Indian elephant, courtesy Lion Country Safari\/Howard Johnson trainer. <\/p>\n

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  1. Pull-truded, high-mat, roving-content fiberglass chassis.<\/li>\n
  2. Long-memory flexibility.<\/li>\n
  3. Withstands over 2 tons of weight without breakage.<\/li>\n
  4. Lifetime guarantee against breakage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sam Hawk Powerflexing<\/p>\n

    Powerflex Skateboards come equipped with either Chicago, X-Caliber, Sure Grip trucks, and Roller Sports wheels. 27″ standard Powerflex Skateboard with regular urethane wheels in front, wide “racing slicks” in rear – $30.95. To order skateboards: send your name, address, zip, truck choice, with check or money order payable to Surfing Gear. T-Shirts: L.S. $5.95, S.S. $4.95, include size and color choice. California residents add 6%. Mailed free within Continental U.S. Foreign orders add $6.00 postage. <\/p>\n

    Powerflex <\/p>\n

    Surfing Gear \u2014 Powerflex Division 218 Walnut Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92648 \u2022 (714) 536-6415
    \nDealers Welcome. Call or write for free brochure. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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