Up for auction is an original vintage 1980's, 1985 - 1986 era, John Grigley Vision Team Pro Model Guardian, of the Old Ghosts series, skateboard t-shirt in a Men's size Medium, 100% cotton, Made in USA.  T-shirt has been worn but not abused and has a few holes.  The Guardian graphic was the first of three boards bearing the "Old Ghosts" name since Grigley didn't want his own name on the decks.  Tee has great day-glo and black screened ink on both sides (same image front and back in full size).  This board was one of the most iconic graphics during the mid 1980's skateboard era and was very popular with the punk crowd.  This is a great chance to own a rare example of a John Grigley Guardian Vision skate tee.

Measurements:

1) Chest (Armpit to Armpit):  17-1/2" (35" doubled)

2) Shoulders:  17"

3) Overall Length (Base of Collar to Tip of Waist):  23"

4) Outer Sleeve (Shoulder Seam to Tip of Sleeve Cuff):  7"

5) Inner Sleeve (Armpit to Tip of Sleeve Cuff):  5-1/4"

Shipping to run $8.95 in the USA and $35.00 to Europe or Japan.

All photos shown after the t-shirt pics are for perspective and providence only and are not included in this auction (please read the synopsis below):

A) Vision John Grigley Old Ghosts Guardian graphic colorway sampling (the were a handful of colorways but these are some mint samples from the Disposable Skateboard book).  This board was available for sale from July 1985 - December 1986

B) Vision John Grigley Old Ghosts skateboard, which was the predecessor to the Guardian, Hippie Stick, and Street Ghost models and was advertised between April - June 1985 (supposedly only 300 were made)

C) April 1985 Thrasher Magazine - First of three Old Ghosts model Vision ads appear in Magazine

D) May 1985 Thrasher Magazine - Second of three Old Ghosts model Vision ads appear in Magazine

E) June 1985 Thrasher Magazine - Third and final Old Ghosts model ad appears in Magazine before Old Ghosts series model ads kick off a month later

F) July 1985 Thrasher Magazine - Grigley shown doing an air with Guardian background graphics announcing the release of the Old Ghosts series

G) August 1985 Thrasher Magazine - John Grigley is shown doing an air and an invert on his Guardian pro model

H) September 1985 Thrasher Magazine - Vision half page ad states the Guardian model has been released

I) November 1985 Thrasher Magazine - Grigley's Gurdian and Hippie Stick are shown on the upper right corner of a full page Vision ad promoting the Old Ghosts skateboard series

J) December 1985 Thrasher Magazine - Grigley gets his first full page ad showcasing his three Old Ghosts series models while doing an air on his Guardian board - BlondeBombshell John A. Grigley on the title

K) January 1986 Thrasher Magazine - Grigley's second full page ad with his three Old Ghosts boards with the Guardian shown at lower right - BlondeBombshell John A. Grigley on the title

L) May 1986 Thrasher Magazine - John Grigley Street Ghost ad with Guardian model shown at bottom center

M) 1986 Transworld? - I found this Old Ghosts Series ad online with Grigley ripping on the Guadian model, which is also shown at upper right---this ad likely came from Transworld sometime around May - June 1986

N) 1986 Transworld - Close up of the three Grigley Old Ghosts series models

O) December 1986 Thrasher Magazine - Vision's full offering is shown with the Old Ghost Series in full effect.  This is the last ad see in Thrasher showcasing any of the Old Ghosts Grigley boards