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Originally Posted by Kurt in NJ
When we bought a 46 big truck it had 6 bald original tires, not much cracking in the sidewalls, went to the local tire place and the owner came out to look, one look at the tires and he said--nylon cord, you get full credit for the casings, someone else got 35 year old recapped tires
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Both compounds and construction have changed a lot. I've seen radials blow out bands bubble and warp just sitting in a garage. I know of two cases of brand new cars (a high-end Mustang and a Corvette) that had to get new tires because of cracks before delivery to the buyers.