The owner claims this is a 70s Hansen “Super Cool” - its 7’6 and doesnt seem to have the typical Hansen logo. I asked for more pictures to check more carefully but would anyone know if this is really what he says, and what then it would be worth??
Thanks
Is there a board number, on the deck by the tail? Any letters, or symbols, with the numbers?
There used to be a discount store in downtown NYC called Job Lot Push Cart. In the winter of '69 they had hundreds of Hansen surfboards for sale (every shape in their catalog) for $79. They were in an aisle with blenders and tube socks. At the time Hansen wasn’t the name in NJ and NY that it once was but for the $$$ a lot of my friends picked one up. Shapewise this looks a lot like that time.
I posted a picture of the print on the board near the tail- any thoughts Bill?
What I’m looking for is a board number, like … 12345, followed by a letter or symbol. A letter C, or T, or a symbol #, or ~ . These are typically hand written.
The shape and design are certainly typical of what came out of San Diego County in '69-70. Typical of "Eggs" being shaped by guys like Skip Frye and Ron Cunningham.
Given that it has the Hansen fin system…bolt through the deck…I’d say the seller is WRONG. It is a late 60s Hansen.
I am quite certain they stopped using that fin system and switched to WAVESET by 1970. I believe Bill T can verify this.
“Super Cool”? Never heard of one. They used to do a model called The Superlight. That ain’t one. It’s a late model 50/50. Just like the lam says. “50/50”
And, just because it lacks the Hansen oval doesn’t mean a damn thing. Hansen used a ton of different lams by the late 60s.
Just go to this page and scroll down to Hansen section. You’ll see.
http://www.surfcrazy.com/stanleys/html/surflogoh.html
What’s it worth? Depends how bad someone wants it. Not a very rare board. No fancy color job. Clean, and still has the original fin. The fin is the best thing about it. I’d say 300-400, given today’s (poor) market for transition shapes
