A Tire
Aug 21, 2017 11:17:02 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nope. This was the tire in the 1960s - standard on some cars, added for better performance on others - foreign cars, that is.
Ok,another wid guess,Firestone.
Aug 21, 2017 11:42:20 #
Aug 21, 2017 12:21:15 #
Aug 22, 2017 06:22:04 #
angler wrote:
Ok,another wid guess,Firestone.
The tire is the Michelin X, easily recognizable by its distinctive tread pattern. It was one of the first radial tires available here and was noted for its excellent road holding. The picture below is a page from Sports Car Graphic that sold for $8.50 on ebay.
By the way, the Michelin Man is named Bibendum, a useless bit of trivia.
Aug 22, 2017 07:24:26 #
Aug 22, 2017 09:04:35 #
nimbushopper wrote:
It looks like Michelin X, I had them on my Austin Healy in the 60's.
Exactly!
Aug 22, 2017 09:57:59 #
And you guys remembered the tread pattern from the sixties. Impressive.
Aug 22, 2017 10:03:29 #
one shot wrote:
And you guys remembered the tread pattern from the sixties. Impressive.
Yes, that says a lot about my social life in the 1960s.
Aug 22, 2017 11:19:28 #
Aug 22, 2017 14:27:02 #
Joker wrote:
Those are Michelins, I believe. I had them on my 1955 Triumph TR-2.
Aug 22, 2017 14:47:49 #
jerryc41 wrote:
They were the first radial constructed tires and they always looked like they were low on air.
Aug 22, 2017 16:44:01 #
nimbushopper wrote:
They were the first radial constructed tires and they always looked like they were low on air.
Right. In those early radial days, people "warned" radial drivers that their tries were low.
Aug 22, 2017 16:50:07 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Right. In those early radial days, people "warned" radial drivers that their tries were low.
And I believe back then they were made of natural rubber.
Aug 22, 2017 17:17:38 #
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