What a history loaded deck! The Powell-Peralta Ray (Bones) Rodriguez Skull & Sword deck was the first pro signature deck graphic produced by Powell-Peralta. The graphic was conceived by Ray and Illustrated by V.C. Johnson with art direction from George Powell in 1979.
Powell created a 10″ x 30″ Widetail version and a 10″ x 28.5″ Snub Nose originally. It came in Brite-Lite Dayglo yellow, orange, purple and green. Later, Powell made different colors and added different designs. Finally, Powell removed Ray’s signature and added their own script logo.
Initially released in two distinctly different shapes; a 10″ x 30″ “Widetail” version and a 10″ x 28.5″ “Snub Nose,” it came in “Brite-Lite” Dayglo yellow, orange, purple and green. In years to follow, it was made in various different colors and a Powell-Peralta logo was added. In 1983 Ray’s signature was removed and replaced with a Powell-Peralta script logo.
Here, Powell-Peralta works tirelessly to ensure their re-issue decks are as close reproductions of their 1980’s counterparts as possible. Additionally, these decks feature the original Pro graphics and shape, top graphic logo and concave. As such, Santa Barbara is where all Powell boards have been manufactured, and to this day some original craftsmen are still leading construction!
POWELL-PERALTA RAY RODRIGUEZ REISSUE:
- Deck width: 10″
- Deck length: 31.125”
- Nose: 2.5”
- Tail: 6”
- Wheelbase: 16.625”
- Concave: SP3
- Deck Shape: 160
- Conceived by Ray Rodriguez
- Illustrated by Vernon Courtlandt Johnson
- More here: POWELL REISSUE
Full length Powell-Peralta video Future Primitive!
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.
