Vintage 1970s skateboard forum

ive never seen any in this brassy gold type finish so it must have just been used on a few early examples for the ads,shame as it looks cool :mrgreen: if you look closely even those 650 are fully threaded The 650’s were out before the 651’s which I didn’t know but still surprised how well these are...

punkboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:31 pm

ive got a pair of fully threaded 500's but loose ball bearings were well on the way out by the time they got much wider
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That is strange I thought the fully threaded axle was a throwback to early roller-skates before skateboarding became a big thing

punkboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:32 pm nos acs lites,took me many yrs to find these

Stunning Trucks, just need a Fibreflex Teamrider to go with, but I’d guess you have one and it’s not a reissue

These are the two types of”pro” baseplates with the lock nut is the earlier one with out the lock nut is the same shape as the ACS lites baseplate but not made of magnesium, to the best of my knowledge

Had these trucks for years from when I first started collecting, most unusual as there is no signs of sand blasting and they are most definitely ACS base plates. Anybody can shed some light? I’d say it’s hard to be totally sure, I have these sky Slalom trucks and they are almost Identical to ACS651...

Info re acs trucks post em up pics,interesting info how to date whatever I’ve had lots over the years 430,500,651 were out by 1976/7 Early 430’s had a fully threaded axle for loose bearings but I have never seen any of the wider trucks like that. Then came 580’s and 650’s 1977/8 Then ACS lites 1978...

I had one in reasonable condition fully gripped etc, but the under side had a chip out of the nose, I search my emails and see if comes up who it went to.

Just noticed that one has a chip too, May be a common thing nose savers were only on their way in I suppose

Did this non pro style of ACS base baseplate ever have a purpose made rise pad
Ie a raised that was not rectangular more figure 8 sort of shape

Anyone know of a Henderson mkII? I'm ramping up the effort to find one. BTW - someone has offered me Sinclair's rider if you want it I will connect. PF9s, it has the checkerboard bottom. Wants about GBP1k367571444_220276503978486_6426448641962690378_n.jpg When you say the MKll do you mean the 30 x9...

dcgnus wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 9:58 pm What colour were they originally I’m guessing brightish green

No idea but they look a bit lighter than the traditional Benjy gree

Just sold my set for around £200, which I thought was a fair enough price but considerably cheaper than the more common Split Axle Gull wings in the same condition would be.

I found a couple of images of a clean set of Superboots I had saved, unfortunately not mine

Even those two Nos Super Boots are slightly different, but some rare and lovely wheels there

That’s. Great collection, I’m curious as to what wheels you have on the Sinclair and the 42” Downhill

punkboy wrote: ↑Sun Aug 20, 2023 10:46 am nice line up,is the red zephyr one of the lords movie props? as obviously not o/e

That reminds me at one stage I bought some 35mm film stills from the film that popped up on eBay I’m not sure if I sold them but probably did I sell almost everything.