surfresearch

pods for primates : a catalogue of surfboards in australia since 1900

surfresearch.com.au
the catalogue #179

1970 Wallace Pop-out 6 ft 1/2" Marbled

#179

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Wallace Surfboards 8 Winborne Road Brookvale Sydney
SHAPER: Unknown
DESIGN: Pop-out Egg
DESIGNERS: Nat Young/Wayne Lynch

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Stringerless foam blank, Volan glass, marbled gel coat, pencil faux stringer (deck only).
DIMENSIONS

*Length:*	6	ft	1/2	inch
*Width:*	21	inches		*Wide Point:*	+ve 4	inches
*Nose :*	17	inches		*Tail:*	15 1/2	inches
*Thickness:*	3	inches		*Pod:*	0	inches
*Nose Lift:*		inches		*Tail Lift:*		inches
*Weight*		kilos		*Volume:*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s:*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: round
Tail: round
Deck: rolled S deck, pencil faux stringer
Bottom: flat
Rails: 50/50 to half way, then tending down at the tail
Rocker: light

FIN:
8 3/4'' x 5 1/2'' base @ 6''
Red Laminate with rovings
Leg rope hole at rear base

DECOR
DECALS
Deck:Wallace black block script at front
Bottom: pale pink? in Paisley tear drop at tail
MARKINGS
Deck: pencil faux stringer
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Clear , pencil faux stringer, with 1 inch green marbled rail overlap.
Bottom: Green marbled gel coat

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Collected by Ralph Riddell , circa 2001.
On display at Ralph Riddell Surfboards
34 Flinders Street Wollongong NSW 2500
Phone 02 4228 - 0988
Dimensions and photographs, 12.03.20002
Thanks, Ralph.
COMMENTS
The tail rail overlap cuts are crude.
The board is in solid condition, like other Pop-out examples, possibly due to initial production process.
DESIGN HISTORY
These Popouts appeared in 1970.
Usually a 5ft 6" X 20" Egg adaptation
Commonly used stringerless glassed blanks with minimal shaping to reduce prices by about 40%.
Often full pigment, sometimes marbled.
Fins usually have no rovings, being mitred into the blank.
They were manufactured by Shane Surfboards ('Standard'), Wallace Surfboards ('Junior'), Farrelly Surfboards, and Merrin Surfboards, Queensland.
REFERENCES
Other Pop-outs
#54 Farrelly Pop-out 5 ft 5''
Other Wallace Surfboards :
#115 1967 Wallace, V bottom 7 ft 8"
#108 1969 Tracker 7 ft 3" Stringerless
Magazines
Advertisements
Surfing World Volume 14 No. 5 1970 See below.
CONDITION: 7

Advertisement from...
Surfing World Volume 14 No. 5 1970
Accompanying text, reformatted for legability, below.

Note
1. ''Unique production methods''
2. Uniform shape.
3. Marbled resin decor.
4. Camel or S-deck, a common feature of the period.

Unique poduction methods have enabled us to offer this
high quality, low weight model at the low cost of $59.
Length is 5' to 5' 3'' and the board has a round tail and round nose design.
With a total weight of eight pound, it is ideal for all junior and lightweight surfers.
The Junior moodel is available direct from factory to you
(packaging and freight are free to anywhere in Australia)
or can be bought at any SURF'N'GEAR SHOP.
Larger models also available. 5' 6'' to 5' 9''
WILLIAM WALLACE SURFBOARDS
8 WINBOURNE RD., BROOKVALE. PH. 93.1472