What's your favourite old school tyre from the past
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rallycross said:
An early form of winter tyre - the Town and Country.
My dad used to have these on his Rallycross and Autocrss Mini Cooper S and would use them on the road in winter great for the snow and ice;
That is a Dunlop SP44 not a Town & Country which was Firestone's crossply winter tyre
My dad used to have these on his Rallycross and Autocrss Mini Cooper S and would use them on the road in winter great for the snow and ice;
That is a Dunlop SP44 not a Town & Country which was Firestone's crossply winter tyre
The first tyre I can remember noticing as anything other than blackish and roundish was a late attempt to boost the fading market for cross-plies, the Dunlop Groundhog. I was about six at the time and remember my dad explaining that no, we weren't changing from Michelin radials to crossplies, but not really making me understand why. The advertising was absolutely brilliant, more so than the product I imagine. Tthere were posters, TV spots, stickers, toys based on the Groundhog creature, the lot. Here's one the of TV ads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZC00tLj3E
The first tyre I regarded as a proper 'hero tyre' in a more informed way was the CN36, which was the thing of choice on all the vagualy accessible cars I aspired to as a teenager. Lovely tread pattern.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZC00tLj3E
The first tyre I regarded as a proper 'hero tyre' in a more informed way was the CN36, which was the thing of choice on all the vagualy accessible cars I aspired to as a teenager. Lovely tread pattern.
Slightly off topic, but can anyone remember or find any online info about the wet weather tyre that was being developed by I think Continental in around 91 or 92?
It was unusual because it had a very large pronounced central groove, maybe 15-20% of the tyres width from memory, with a lightly treaded "tyre" on each side.
The manufacturers logo name was printed in the central groove and as I say I have a feeling it may have been Continental.
I don't think it ever made production, but it was certainly a well developed concept when Autocar magazine had a feature on it.
It was unusual because it had a very large pronounced central groove, maybe 15-20% of the tyres width from memory, with a lightly treaded "tyre" on each side.
The manufacturers logo name was printed in the central groove and as I say I have a feeling it may have been Continental.
I don't think it ever made production, but it was certainly a well developed concept when Autocar magazine had a feature on it.
Edited by f1nn on Saturday 14th January 16:36
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