Vintage 1970s skateboard forum

Firekill wrote: Thu Aug 13, 2026 7:35 pm Proper fresh air survivor on eBay atm , need some serious wood working skills to get that looking good
https://ebay.io/m/TEEOFh

Made £50 which isn’t bad for the condition

I have a great affinity for a wedge tail deck as my first two wooden decks were self designed but made in the wood shop of the local shipyard from the finest mahogany 😂.

It was a reasonably short lived period of deck design but if you have or had any wedge tailed decks post up some photos.

This ...

Hi stopper were probably a British brand as they sponsored Jock Patterson for skateboard bags, this is from Skateboard! 12 so it must be true

They are grand for the money, although quality can vary, I’ll tell you better after I’ve had a run on one 😂 , but at £17.50 each that’s less than a tenth of the price of Fibreflex reissue I was happy to take a chance.

I read somewhere there was a container load found in the early 2000’s but I’m ...

That’s a nice enough setup for that money, and probably og 70’s

But like you I’ve never heard of it

I managed to get two of these shipped to the U.K. for £35 so have been doing a bit of dicking about with them.

I’ve flipped them both to make slalom decks. That rubbished grip tape comes off real easy.

I’m going to drill them both for the longer wheel base, as there is very little flex in the ...

dcgnus wrote: Wed Aug 12, 2026 11:39 am Yeh shame that I was going to have a do at them till I saw the last pic

I still might

All those sims wheels have only got more desirable with age

And another set with double logos just visible, they sold pretty quick

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/178382760178?_skw=acs+skateboard+trucks&itmmeta=01KZH3KAMH5XCMEMAW4CV9XHJ3&hash=item298870e8f2:g:HKAAAeSw-V9qddY1&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCxKGJCi2f8Jy5jwliP ...

It’s ok though he has nicer cheaper set too

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/287499790440 ... SwRT1qb~FT

That’s a lot of money for used wheels

All the Excellerators are coming out of the woodwork

Not cheap unless this is Benjy Lollipop in disguise, has the Benjy tail saver 🤔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/178354497887?_skw=vintage+skateboard&itmmeta=01KYQEK831NGEMFRXBM4172M84&hash=item2986c1a95f:g:sasAAeSwENVqaiV~&itmprp=enc ...

I’d imagine if you weren’t too heavy they would be grand for slalom or cruising,

I had the “Zytel” Variflex skateplates back in the day and they lasted ok

It’s the unsupported bit that concerns me no kingpin or grommets to absorb some of the impacts

Gullwing weren’t the only ones Pafander copied, the trucks came with these white cored 70mm Reds

There was a decent used set briefly on eBay today, anybody go for them I was tempted but refrained

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227438216485