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What's the name of my '70s Santa Cruz deck?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:12 pm
by John Davies
Does anybody know the correct name of my Santa Cruz deck? Looking in 1978 issues of Skateboard magazine I've come to the conclusion that it is a Santa Cruz proflex cutaway. Is this correct?
It is set up with Tracker mids and G&S wonkers. The board to the left is an inverted G&S bowlrider.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:18 am
by Wesley Tucker
You got it.
As far as I know that was SC's only slalom board until Hester defected from G&S. When that happened SC came out with the H-Bomb, Cruz Missile and Hutson's board.
I'm sure I'll get corrected on this if I'm wrong but I believe your board was "just" a maple-glass laminate similar (or maybe identical) to a Fibreflex. It was not "graphite loaded" like the H's signature boards.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:13 am
by John Davies
Thanks Wesley. Yes, it's just a maple/fibre deck, no graphite.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:22 pm
by Pierre Gravel
From this old ad, it's called the Cutaway.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:38 pm
by John Davies
Pierre. That's really appreciated. The drawing of the dog is so '70s. The ad is dated October '76, so the deck could be older than I thought. I don't think many Santa Cruz decks came into the UK until mid-77. The only reference I could find in Skateboard (the UK's major magazine at the time) was a shop advert from 1978, when the John Hutson graphite models were also available.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:52 pm
by Pierre Gravel
Did you notice the old SC logo, it's Tony Alva riding a Logan Earth Ski at Kentner banks, funny.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:59 pm
by Miguel Marco
What's funny too is that Tracker logo right next to NHS's name and address...
