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Re: [Vintage-race] Scratch & sniff tires?

To: Mark Palmer <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>, "VRG,Newsgroup"
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] Scratch & sniff tires?
From: charles christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:21:41 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
hmmm , i smell untastefull activity here!   where are the castor oil scented
tires?!!!!


chuck.
'60 saab 93F  #251
ha-ha-ha i just aquired a few quarts of real "castrol R"!  now we are going
vintage racing!   *wink*  :)

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Palmer <mgvrmark@hotmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 24, 2007 1:40 PM
>To: "VRG, Newsgroup" <vrg_newsgroup@yahoogroups.com>, "MGVR, Egroup"
<mgvr@yahoogroups.com>, vintage-race@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Vintage-race] Scratch & sniff tires?
>
>No, we are not making this up ... just read about this in Road & Track:
>
>"KUMHO ECSTA DX Aroma:  No typical new tire smell. Designed for fitments on
>high-end luxury sedans, this innovative tire comes in a lavender fragrance
>that is activated via heat-resistant oils that are infused in the tread
>compound."  R&T says the smell (excuse me, aroma) should last the life of
the
>tire. It's activated by heat from rolling friction.
>
>Don't believe it?  Go to their web site,
>http://www.kumhousa.com/tires/passenger/ultra-high-performance/KU33.do
>
>It's all there, plain as the nose on your face (so to speak).
>
>They conclude by saying "Kumho has no competition in the Aroma field."  Gee,
I
>wonder why?  But just imagine the future fragrance possibilities once this
>takes off.  They are already talking about orange and jasmine.  I'd vote for
>peanut butter, or a good burgundy with a just a hint of raspberries in the
>nose.
>
>No word yet on whether these will be vintage legal.  "Sorry mate you car
>doesn't pass tech, it smells like a french whorehouse."
>
>Mark Palmer
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