The Fantastic Plastic Machine

Anyone seen old surf film classic “The Plastic Fantastic Machine”? Too bad most of the featured Californian surf stars looked like stiffies! Ha But it had some great footage of Bob McTavish, Nat Young and George Greenough. A “must see”- very groovy!

Saw it in the '70’s, once is enough…

While I thought the movie itself is rather corny, there is some very good footage of McT and Co. riding their wide tailed Vee Bottoms at Honolua Bay and other spots. The surfing they were doing at that time was quite advanced. I particularly was impressed when they would bank off of that deep vee panel setting the board on its rail and zooom! To me McTavish was the guy that really set the shortboard revolution into high gear.

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footage of Bob McTavish, Nat Young and George Greenough.


Check out the film “Children of the Sun” and “Innermost limits of pure fun” for more good footage.

Hey Norm, If you liked that check out The Hot Generation by Paul Witzig.