{"product_id":"zissou","title":"ZISSOU","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZISSOU\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome designs start on paper. This one has been parked in the driveway for 51 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZissou is my 1975 VW Bus, recreated as a Swell Marks ball marker. The white upper body, blue lower panels, rows of vents and round headlights are pulled directly from the bus itself—simplified down to the details that make an old Volkswagen instantly recognizable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach marker starts as stainless steel and is deeply engraved to create separate fields across the face. Blue and white enamel is worked into the recessed sections by hand, while the vents and headlights remain proud in bare stainless. Once cured, the face is worked back and finished by hand, revealing the metal again and sharpening the lines between color and steel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt takes a little more coaxing than most Swell Marks to get Zissou out of the garage. The first run is just 25 markers. Once they're gone, Zissou heads back to the garage for a while.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFifty-one years on the road. Now he's got a tee time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eField Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stainless Steel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnamel Fill:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Two tone enamel paint fill, white on top, blue on bottom\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Enamel cured then polished\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFront:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1975 VW Baywindow Front Profile\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReverse:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Swell Marks monogram in round logo,  perimeter with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnow the Break. Mark Your Spot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.25 in (32 mm) diameter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThickness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e0.125 in (3.2 mm) thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e20 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Nick’s Garage — Coronado, California\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Swell Marks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44368945381510,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/6773\/3382\/files\/BF0807CD-B1E1-4B55-838F-069D56072182.png?v=1789135474","url":"https:\/\/swellmarks.com\/products\/zissou","provider":"Swell Marks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}