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A Tale of Two Tires
A case for radial tires on your classic car
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As with most things that are not understood very well, myth and tall tales abound. This has always been true for tires in general, but even more so when it comes to the use of radial tires on older vehicles.
Generally speaking, vehicles produced before 1965 were fitted with bias-ply tire technology, which was at its zenith in the mid- to late 1960s. But change came swiftly.