G&S Advertisement ’78

Gordon and Smith advertisement from Tracks May ’78. Featuring team riders Mark Pringle, Greg Melhuish, Popout, Jim Banks and co.

G&S Featherlight

Shaped by Terry Snake Bishop this G&S single fin Featherlight model was a stinger shape with fluted flyers. Circa 70’s.

G&S logo 1970

Huzza Wuzza Twinny

Richard Herbert was the shaper behind Huzza Wuzza designs. Herb shaped this twinny at G&S around 1980

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Terry Bishop @ Gordon & Smith

Peter Townend

In the mid 70’s  many of Surfing’s biggest names where regularily hanging out at Cronulla giving the local groms plenty of competitive push and inspiration which had been lacking in previous years. World class riders like PT, Ian Cairns and Michael Peterson where just some of the big guns who were spending a lot of time in the area. With PT riding and shaping at G&S  he became accepted as a part time local when he wasn’t on tour and found most days at Sandshoes where the photo below was captured around ’76.Photos Steve core.

 

G &S Logo

Floyd Smith the part owner of the successful Gordon and Smith brand in the  USA set up an Australian franchise in 1965 at Taren Point. Floyd ran the factory until the early 70’s when he sold the local  buisness to Steve Gibson. The G&S corporate logo below has since been the brands  most recognisable feature.

G&S ’69

Gordon and Smith adv. from Surfing World 1969.

G&S Spoon

When George Greenough released his revolutionary movie “The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun” he inspired a lot of surfers to take up spoon riding. The Point was a haven for the Kneelo crew due to its hollowness and the Spoon boys were a common sight. Here’s a Circa 70’s Gordon and Smith Spoon  board with the unique  fiberglass bottom for extra flex.

Terry Bishop G&S Twinnie

Nice early80’s spray job of this 5ft7in custom Snake twin fin shape  during his stint as head shaper at Gordon and Smith.