In 1988 Powell-Peralta ran an “Artist Wanted” advertisement in TWS and Thrasher. The contest “winner” would get a job in the Powell-Peralta art department in Santa Barbara. The artist selected was Sean Cliver, mainly because his illustration style closely resembled VCJ’s. Cliver’s first deck design, the Barbee Ragdoll, was a departure from the traditional VCJ look, but when it came time to update the Caballero dragon, Sean emulated the master. At some point later, someone dubbed the graphic Cab “Ban This” Dragon since it was prominently featured in that video (think slow-motion sequence).
Originally Released: 1988 – Artwork by: Sean Cliver. Powell-Peralta re-issue decks are close reproductions of their 1980’s counterparts, featuring the original Pro graphics and shape, top graphic logo and spoon nose concave. They are manufactured by our partners in Mexico or in our Ventura skateboard factory, which is still directed by a few of the same craftsmen that made them originally.
Powell Peralta Caballero Ban This:
- Old Dog, New Tricks
- Artist: Sean Cliver
- 9.265” Wide
- 32” Length
- 14.75” Wheelbase
- 6.5” Nose 6.5” Tail
- More Powell Peralta here
Zach Doelling, Vincent Luevanos, John Bradford, Cole Perera, Chris Hiett, Orlando Garcia, and Cy Romano on a Caballero ‘Ban This’ skateboard at the new Victorville Skatepark.
Disposable Skateboard Bible strives to be the ultimate guide. The status of the author (Sean Cliver) who landed his first job as a designer at Powell-Peralta in 89, allows him to guide the reader through his culture and his experience in the world of skateboarding. The collections of decks remain of course at the center of the book (by era and by brand, from the most retro to the most recent), but also inserts come to complete them with fascinating memories of personalities of the skate like Tony Hawk, Mike Vallely, Mark Gonzales, Mark Gator Rogowski, Steve Caballero and Stacy Peralta …
Powell Peralta is an American skateboard company founded by George Powell and Stacy Peralta in 1978. It became known for its Bones Brigade team, which included top skateboarding competitors of the 1980s.
Peralta left the company in 1991 and Powell continued to produce skateboard equipment under the Powell, Bones Bearings, and RollerBones brands. CalStreets or CSI was the company's second distributor in Canada after Northwest Skateboards.
