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12-27-2015, 05:37 AM | #1 |
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Found it in an attic....
Sorry guys, maybe a little of topic but could not resist!
Found this old tire, I was totally floored for this fine tire pattern! Fisk Rygby 5:00 x 20 ". Yeah, I know, I have a few gnomes in my attic! Jorgen So nice, |
12-27-2015, 06:39 AM | #2 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
Looks like a good tire, has less cracking than a 3 year old Goodyear.
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12-27-2015, 08:40 AM | #3 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
That would make a nice display tire on one of those small sheet metal tire stands used back in the day.
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12-27-2015, 09:20 AM | #4 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
If you want that tire to look factory "new" again,
sandblast it's surfaces. -Including the treads. You will be pleasantly surprised! (When I sandblast rims, I leave the tires on them -works great) |
12-27-2015, 09:43 AM | #5 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
Thanks for the suggestions!
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12-27-2015, 10:19 AM | #6 |
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12-27-2015, 10:46 AM | #7 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
Looks well preserved. Better than the old wide white wall Atlas that I have out in the shop. Mine is a fifties vintage 6.70x15. After many years outdoors it is well cracked up but I am thinking of installing it on a wheel just for display purposes. I think it might hold a few pounds of air without blowing up.:-)
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12-27-2015, 12:00 PM | #8 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
That is a work of art! I love old tires and have some cool ones, but not that cool. I have started a collection of rubber tire ash trays to save space, but I'd love to find a beauty like that in MY attic. That airplane logo is killin' me.
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12-27-2015, 04:17 PM | #9 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
Wow, what a find. No art work that on modern rubber. What a shame.
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12-27-2015, 04:26 PM | #10 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
I don't think companies today are concerned about how there products look, I think the modern style is functionality ,of which I'm not a fan.
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12-28-2015, 12:39 AM | #11 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
In the 1950's u s royal made tires with all the rubber from the whitewall to the tread in colors. I think it came in blue, green and brown. I remember cleaning them when working in a car wash. If anyone has one it sure would be nice to see a picture of one. (16 th street car wash)
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12-28-2015, 12:53 AM | #12 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
For a tire that was probably produced in the late 20's or early 30's,
it is amazingly good condition. This just proves that ~100 years ago they manufactured tire/compounds which could last... ..but now they choose to mix compounds that will begin to crack in just a few years irregardless of having only a few miles on it. |
12-28-2015, 09:53 AM | #13 |
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Very nice! Especially airplane image!! Unique. Clean up and hang on wall in rec room.
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Um, I'll take the new tires with that "horrible" compound you elude to any day.
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12-28-2015, 12:41 PM | #15 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
Back around 1978, I was in an E.J. Korvets Auto Center one day, looking for a set of tires for my '53 Ford Sunliner (in '53, the Convertible and Station Wagons came equipped with 7.10 x 15's). I actually found a set of five Fisk wide white wall tires in that size. I bought them, had them mounted, etc. and the following weekend I drove to a car show where I must have had half a dozen guys ask me if I would sell them the tires... As I recall, I ran those tires for a good number of years...
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Have run the Firestone trasforce HT's on so many 1/2ton vehicles averaging 40+ with no cracks. Opp's sorry to stir the pot, have a "happy new year" Nice pictures. |
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If you look at the photo, you can also spot cracking between the tread blocks. Tire has zero miles on it! Let's use some common sense here. It's ridiculous to think the modern rubber compounds are not improved over the natural rubber compound tires of old.
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12-30-2015, 07:48 PM | #18 |
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Re: Found it in an attic....
Looks like the tires on one of my old Model T's only much better. Thanks for sharing.
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