[Brother Hesekiel]

I have a 1963 Lambretta scooter that was a virgin when I bought it, having sat 49 years in a blacksmith shop. I bought new tires and tubes for it since I drive/ride everything I own, and one of the new tubes was faulty, so I put the old Italian Ceat tube from 1963 back in. It's still in there, leak free.

When I bought new tires and tubes for my Model A, I paid extra for the Brattons tubes, following the recommendations on this board. One of the five was faulty, so I had to order one from Lucas in Long Beach. Informed Brattons but they didn't give a rat's behind, so that was the first and last time I ordered anything there.

How often do you have a flat with your modern car? I drive about a 100 different cars per year, and I haven't had a flat on any car as long as I can think back, until last Sunday when the right front of the 1961 Jaguar I was driving was flat. I will probably not be on this Earth anymore by the time the new tube we installed yesterday goes flat again. I think you worry way too much about this. All modern cars have rubber stem tubes now, and if they were prone to early failure, that would not be the case.