Gallery: Skater Recreates Iconic Skateboards of Yesteryear

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    John Greeley kickflips his original Planet Earth Animal Kingdom deck from the early '90s. Photo: Guido Vitti
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    A thrashed Zorlac Big Boys original. Photo: Guido Vitti
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    Greeley's reproduction. Photo: Guido Vitti
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    Greeley re-created this board in Photoshop from old ads in *Thrasher* magazine. Photo: Guido Vitti
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    A Powell Peralta Rodney Mullen Photo: Guido Vitti
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    A Zorlac Double Cut Photo: Guido Vitti
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    This Powell Peralta Tony Hawk was one of the first boards Greeley reproduced.
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    Zorlac Big Boys Photo: Guido Vitti
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    Zorlac Big Boys Photo: Guido Vitti
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    Greeley paid $2,000 for an original Santa Cruz Roskopp 1, one of the few in existence, before reproducing it. Differences between his reproduction and the original include the reproduction’s fluorescent green color and side cut-outs. Photo: Guido Vitti
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