{"id":12496,"date":"2026-07-29T20:50:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T03:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/?post_type=vintageadverts&p=12496"},"modified":"2026-07-30T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:46:52","slug":"megatron-explosion","status":"publish","type":"vintageadverts","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/galleries\/vintageadverts\/megatron-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Megatron Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Check out the chunk on that baseplate! <\/p>\n

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MEGATRON…<\/strong><\/p>\n

AN EXPLOSION UNDER YOUR FEET<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are looking at the newest top-of-the-line truck, engineered for a superior new feel in skateboard riding. Innovative, solid design by a quality manufacturing system puts you in touch with a balance and feel you have never experienced from a truck before.<\/p>\n

Megatron* trucks are available in three sizes:<\/p>\n

130mm Freestyle
\n150mm Bowl Rider
\n170mm Slalom<\/p>\n

more structural strength<\/strong> engineered into the hangers for greater shock abuse<\/p>\n

steeper hanger angle<\/strong> for more radical stick maneuvers in high performance riding<\/p>\n

lower suspension nut<\/strong> for no-snag lip riding<\/p>\n

high alloy steel suspension<\/strong> pin tested to last no matter how tough the terrain<\/p>\n

superior memory rubbers …suspension<\/strong> you can feel the difference from bowl riding to tight free style maneuvers<\/p>\n

Megatron\u2122 trucks shine like no other trucks with a lightening brilliance<\/strong> sure to blind your competition<\/p>\n

high alloy steel axle<\/strong> made to take all the free falls and flyaways you can dish out<\/p>\n

nylon hanger swivel cup<\/strong> for long lasting fast response<\/p>\n

strong space age metal<\/strong> goes beyond the T-6 toughness rating other manufacturers try to reach<\/p>\n

guaranteed<\/strong> against defects and breakage<\/p>\n

“high-riser” base<\/strong> eliminates need for riser pad…quicker more stable response due to one piece construction<\/p>\n

Sold Only At Your Local Megatron \u2122 Truck Stop\u2122, Pro Shop Or Sporting Goods Store<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 1978 by Megatron Corp., Columbia, PA All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n

Megatron Corp., P.O. Box 1782, York, PA 17405, (717) 843-9024<\/p>\n

MEGATRON\u2122<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Engineered For The Feel Of It”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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