People throw out the words “iconic” and “legendary” pretty damn willy-nilly these days… Hell I’m probably guilty of it too when referencing my niche interests that nobody else gives a shit about.
But when scrawling out a list of iconic skate videos, it’s hard to not have Blind’s Video Days near the top.
An early directorial effort by a then 21-year old Spike Jonze, the 1991 classic checks all the boxes. Its got street skating that was way ahead of it’s time, an all-star lineup, underage drinking hijinx, and a skit involving a car that made all the kids watching at the time think the video ended in some sort of fucked up suicide pact. I mean really, can it get much better?
As one could imagine, a large part of the video’s notoriety comes from the car crash at the end of the video, so it got us thinking…
Could we somehow find the infamous car from Video Days nearly 35 years later?
With the craze of these Geo-Guesser folks rising on the interweb recently, we figured why not try to enlist one of these sleuths to help us go after the dusty wreckage.
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April 22, 2025 6:00 pm
great adventure and video days remake. google earth has historical satellite view. check out 2007. way less trees due to a drought.
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April 23, 2025 11:13 am
Quick poll, is this actually still the most famous car in skateboarding?
Where do some of the others rank like Muska’s Escalade, Bam’s purple Lambo, Joe Brook’s American flag van (ok prob not), the Quasi denim car, etc.
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April 23, 2025 12:03 pm
I’d go for the Birdhouse van that opened the gates of El Toro in the End !
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April 23, 2025 4:59 pm
This was a really great segment. Loved it. Very well made. I thought I’d be bummed if the car wasn’t located, but I wasn’t lol Beautiful work guys. Thank you.
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April 23, 2025 5:14 pm
Hot damn! That car really flew!
Question: Can rednecks fly?
Answer: Yes! I just watched an independent trucks commercial with a gentleman named Chris Joslin stomping a huge treflip. You boys should have seen that hillbilly fly! Seeing him writhing around on the ground in pain after each attempt.. shoes and beanie flying off.. looking like a human sleeping bag with his sloppy ass fit.. SuuuWeee!!! Yeeee Haaawwww!!!
Somebody get that boy a Marlboro sponsor.
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