Vintage 1978

[RetroDan]

Hi All,

Recently I have picked up skateboardin' again (dudes bear with me, I'm starting from scratch here :-12: ) but my older brothers used to ride this vintage board (actually both of them got one but one of their boards was trashed for reasons unknown..).

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Ok it's a Pro Class with Track Force trucks 'n wheels. They have bought in L.A. during their holiday in 1978 !

I am planning to restore it, renew the bolts, cover it with griptape except for the brand. A funny fact is that the brand has been burned (like a cattle mark) into the deck.

What are your remarks on this board ? Thanks !

RetroDan

[BakerStencil]

Thats awsome! Don't skate it, Hang it on your wall.

[Flipstreetskate]

^yea thats a nifty piece of wood, but i wouldnt skate it. itd be more of a collectable now so just keep it. on the subject of old school boards, a local shop has a gonz vision deck, its $70 but if i had the money id buy it put it in a glass case and all.

[iamflameboy]

dude, DO NOT change a thing about it, that's one nice oldschool deckyou've been hooked up with, look after it, nice gripwork and are they signitures on the bottom?

[snakeyes17]

well the pictures aren't working for me but I would have to agree and say that it is a collectible and maybe worth money.

[RetroDan]

thanks all, now that I have read your responses, I will keep it at that state. A funny fact is that the grip tape parts were applied after my bro's returned from their stay in L.A. so somehow a bit of a historic customizing thing.
The signatures were applied by a young idiot in the 80's in his hip-hop phase (me when I was about 16), kinda old school tags..

(the site provider apparently is upgrading their machinery so the pics are unavailable at this time sorry)

[grindqueen]

that's really sweet, my friend has a really nice oldschool board and its great

[el_whiteboy8888]

old school was how i dicoverd skateing too dude. so rock on with the deck. if you do show case it, make a old school deck from a popsicle stick. just grind it to the old ways, and i am BSing that has no point. get a new school

[RetroDan]

well I wouldn't want to trash the board ofcourse so I'll stay off of it. Recently bought 2 new school decks (starter boards to try stuff out) maybe after a month or two I will get myself a good one (the Alien Workshop / ACME designs are fav) or design a deck myself, why not !

[Griptape Flip]

O.O wow...but it over your fire place man..and worship it!

[NIGhtMAre]

yea, next to the fireplace so it burns....good idea.

[grimreaper65]

^ i was thinking that too.

yeah, i wish i had an old-school deck, i'd for sure hang it on my wall in my room as for your comment about alien workshops, i would suggest it for beginners, handles really well, that's what i'm riding right now...

[NIGhtMAre]

Get shortys first, they are pretty good with kick ass pop...meaning you can learn your ollies faster...or higher?

[iamflameboy]

not true, if anythign you'll learn them slower.... too mcu hpop, you will get scared and kick away more often, i learnt my ollis on a shitty argos board and they rocked, the max is like 5 inches and that was cool for me, now i can ollie 4 decks with ease

[VansSkater]

well when i first started i had a element deck and i dont really notice any diffrence between decks like zeros and alienworkshop becuz i ride my friends sometimes. i just ollie normally and i dont feel ne diffrences. like i can ollie with my old old board from walmart for like 10 bucks haha remember those!!

[Ramp]