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Dan, your memory is better than mine. In 1966 I was 17 and I was running =
used tires and retreads (remember those) Now, I drove every car I owned =
like I stole it in those days. I remember bias ply tires and the change =
to radials; which was an upgrade! Do I remember all the nuances of that =
upgrade? Sadly, no. But one thing I do know is that tire technology is =
soooo much different than back in the day. My memories of that time was =
always fixing flats. :-)
Thanks for the memories!=20
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> On Jul 31, 2022, at 2:23 PM, Dan Cordray via Tigers =
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> To answer your basic question ("What was it like..."), in 1966 I was =
given a used (but still good) set of Michelin X tires (remember them?). =
I installed these in place of the original equipment Dunlop SP tires =
(1965 Mk1). I was amazed at the difference these made in the overall =
enjoyment of the car. Handled better; rode better; better mileage; etc. =
etc. It was a revelation to a person who was still very early in his =
automotive journey.
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> Dan Cordray
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Tiger or Alpine on bias ply tires.
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style=3D"font-size: 14px;" class=3D"">Dan, your memory is better than =
mine. In 1966 I was 17 and I was running used tires and retreads =
(remember those) Now, I drove every car I owned like I stole it in those =
days. I remember bias ply tires and the change to radials; which =
was an upgrade! Do I remember all the nuances of that upgrade? =
Sadly, no. But one thing I do know is that tire technology is soooo much =
different than back in the day. My memories of that time was always =
fixing flats. :-)</span><div class=3D""><span style=3D"font-size: 14px;" =
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Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To answer your basic =
question ("What was it like..."), in 1966 I was given a used (but still =
good) set of Michelin X tires (remember them?). I installed these in =
place of the original equipment Dunlop SP tires (1965 Mk1). I was amazed =
at the difference these made in the overall enjoyment of the car. =
Handled better; rode better; better mileage; etc. etc. It was a =
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