"Hello
Great blog, love your updates always fun and informative. I have had allot of old longboards back in the 90's and foolishly let them all go, slowly I have been building a collection of vintage boards again and last week I stumbled upon this. It is an Australian built Ron, from what I gathered they were made from 1962-65 which is a short period of time for a board manufacturer. I got this board on a trade for some skateboard wheels and trucks. Hope you enjoy and keep up the great job with your sight.
John"
YOU SCORED!!p.s. since some of us don't read comments i thought i'd post this here: "The old RON's. They were only built for a few years. In Australia as in the US there were a number of companies that jumped on the surfing band wagon in the 60"s hoping to cash in on this new fad. RON surfboards was a sudsiduary company of Crane Industries. Crane industries were in the plumbing supply business. And were based in Sydneys Western suburbs. I own a RON and it is a pig. That is, it's a dog, not a pig. Every time you try and turn it it falls over. Hopless. Your one looks like an early one. Geoff McCoy started his career there. platty."
The old RON's. They were only built for a few years. In Australia as in the US there were a number of companies that jumped on the surfing band wagon in the 60"s hoping to cash in on this new fad. RON surfboards was a sudsiduary company of Crane Industries. Crane industries were in the plumbing supply business. And were based in Sydneys Western suburbs. I own a RON and it is a pig. That is, it's a dog, not a pig. Every time you try and turn it it falls over. Hopless. Your one looks like an early one. Geoff McCoy started his career there. platty.
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