New Surfboard and VW Beetle

[CarterWohl]

Yesterday was my 16th birthday and Ive been looking to buy a classic beetle. I finally found the right one and on the morning of my birthday we drove 3 hours to pick it up. Before buying the car we found out that the previous owner was including the surf board with the car. Im a VW person not a surfer so i know nothing about them. Im going to attach some pictures and im hoping you guys can help me with finding out more about the board. The previous owner said it was probably worth 300. He said he bought it at a garage sale because he knew it would go well with the car. I dont plan to sell the board but i was wondering if i should bother with restoring it. I plan to get the car looking better so i figured i should clean the surfboard up too. What can i do to make it look better? All i know about the board is its a Gordon And Smith and is 7ft8in.

[oldmansurfer]

The hot curl was one of the first more maneuverable longboards that came out long ago. It had a huge v bottom. They were just learning about stuff back then. Much better board are available now. If the board is water tight it should be okay till it falls apart. then you will need another board

[dtc]

The board is probably worth about $20 to be honest, and that assumes it’s water tight. It’s old and in bad condition. As old man says, you can surf it; or perhaps leave it on the car as decoration; but forget selling it

[steveylang]

Yeah, unfortunately that board is trashed pretty bad. Funny a few months ago I sold an old board (some dings but better condition) as a decoration for a guy with a classic Bug. He just wanted to put it on the car for shows, etc.