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Originally Posted by shew01
I didn’t know that. How come the 19’s and 21’s were not available, but 16’s were available?
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Shortage of rubber, all rubber went for war effort. Not too many Jeeps and trucks with 4.75X21 tires.
They rationed gasoline not because we didn't have gas, it was to cut down on people driving and using up their tires. Most all latex came from Asia with some coming from Brazil.
Plenty of good books with interesting facts about the WWII. IMO, none of the good stuff was taught in school.