Powell Peralta
Powell Peralta Skateboards was founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. In '91, the two went their separate ways with George starting Powell skateboards in the process. In 2010, George Powell, the Godfather of skateboard manufacturing and Stacy Peralta, legendary skateboarder and film producer, re-joined forces and are proudly re-issuing some of the most popular and classic skateboards of all time along with wheels, soft goods, and many more must-have collectibles.| SIZE: 8" -20.3cm | |
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| WIDTH (IN): 8" - 20.3cm | |
| LENGTH (IN): 31.45 - 79.9cm | |
| WHEELBASE (IN): 14"- 35.6cm | |
| NOSE (IN): 6.75 | |
| TAIL (IN): 6.5" 7-Ply Birch Concave: K20 - Mellow With Double Kick Powell-Peralta skateboards are made from strong, light, hard yellow birch, fused together with water-resistant glue in proprietary Powell-Peralta AirLam presses. This ensures maximum stiffness, strength, pop, and durability. The Vato Rat was created by artist Craig Stecyk. Coming from the Santa Monica Dogtown "Z-Boy" surf-skate scene of the 1970s, Stecyk was surrounded by Hispanic gang culture and graffiti. At the time he was airbrushing a lot of Zephyr surfboards and blended that influence into his work. The Vato Rat was one of the many symbols he used to decorate surfboards and generally mark territory at local surf spots. In 1983 Stacy Peralta decided to bring the Vato Rat back as a Powell-Peralta graphic. They called it "Rat Bones" and it was used in advertising, on decks, stickers, and T-shirts. | Grip Tape Included |