Vintage Powell Peralta Skateboard 80s Tony Hawk Street Deck 1989 Bones Briga 80s Heavily used vintage board with edge chips, tail wear and some laminate splitting. Grip, graphics, wheels and hardware show scuffs, dirt and oxidation. Deck: Seven-ply wood construction with black underside and blue grip-tape top featuring classic Powell Peralta Skateboards skeleton-with-wings “Seven Ply” graphic. Setup: Complete skateboard with Independent Truck Co metal trucks, orange urethane Vision Shredders wheels, and black side deck rails, all as shown in photos. Condition notes: heavy cosmetic wear to graphics, grip-tape, wheels, edges and hardware, plus laminate separation along one deck edge; see photos and video for details. The Powell Peralta “Street Hawk” model was Tony Hawk’s first dedicated street deck, released around 1989. It represents a shift in skateboarding during the late 80s as street skating gained prominence alongside vertical ramp skating. Design & Art: The deck graphic features a small hawk emblem in the upper left of the board, which was a change from his popular “Screaming Chicken Skull” vert graphics. The iconic artwork for Powell Peralta, including many of Tony Hawk’s graphics, was created by artist Vernon Courtlandt Johnson (VCJ). Construction: The original decks were made with a seven-ply wood construction using US hard rock maple. Target Discipline: Unlike his earlier wider vert boards, this was designed specifically as a street board. The shape was part of Powell Peralta’s transition into street-specific designs, featuring a mild kicknose in the later production runs.
