Re: story about tyres on TV tonight

On Thu, 15 May 2008 19:26:27 +1000, "Noddy" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"Mr.T" <MrT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Which isn't saying much I bet :-)
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>Bar treads were great mud tyres, but they were completely ****house on
wet 
>ashpalt. That said the vehicle's performance was such that they were
capable 
>of containing it.
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>> But how would you know anyway?
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>How would I know they were as good as new? Hmm... Let me see.....I drove
on 
>them?
>
>Seriously, they were still soft and pliable and had no blemishes, but
then 
>they were wrapped in grease paper from new in 1944 and had been in dry 
>storage since. I was only able to get four of them which went onto the 
>vehicle, and the spare was a modern equivalent. Compared to the 1944 
>originals you couldn't tell them apart.
>
>New old stock tyres from the 1920's exist and people still fit and use
them 
>on restored vehicles.

Interesting that you are all talking about tyres from the 40's which
is NOT what the re****t was about.
Do you really think that the compounds from then will have anything
like the same properties as modern compounds?




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