Lot #29 - Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt
Auction opens on July 7th / End on July 22nd starting at 3PM EST
- Sold Winning Bid: $1,400.00
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100% ORIGINAL!!! PULLED FROM A PRIVATE HAWAIIAN COLLECTION!! RARE!!!! That’s rights, you are bidding on an all-original Gerry Lopez Lightning Bolt shaped by Mickey Munoz. When we found this board, it was covered in wax and dust. Once we cleaned it up, SURPRISE. All clear deck, red rails and bottom with black fin box. Diamond tail ¼ inch spruce stringer with Mickeys Munoz Signature. Gerry Lopez, known as Mr. Pipeline and probably the most famous for riding Lightning Bolts and appeared in many famous movies such as Big Wednesday, “78” and North Shore “87”. The photo included is Gerry riding similar board on pg 176 and pg 177 , photo by Dick Hoole in the Ultimate guide to Vintage Surfboards”.
This board includes a lighted ad board of 3' x 2' of Gerry sporting his Rainbow Sandals while watching some outside point break going off
Length 6’1.
Year 1970’s.
Condition. Deck 9 Bottom 8.5 out of 10 - Original
Pre-auction estimate. $3,000 - $4,000
Location: NJ
- Item # 309425
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