[SCG] Good news about 1966-9 concours tires

[Kent Sullivan]

What year car and which factory?

 

From: Ronald Arndt [mailto:arndt2205 at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [SCG] Good news about 1966-9 concours tires

 

All,

 

For all it's worth, I went out and looked at my original spare (never used)
in it's rightful place in the engine compartment.  It's a GENERAL Jet-Air
II.  Hope this adds a little to the confusion.

 

Ron

Mark Corbin <airvair at earthlink.net> wrote:

All,

That gives credence to what I've been saying all along. Coker should be
using the USRoyal tire, and NO other brand, for their pattern. I'm sure
that the CPF wouldn't mind if Coker borrowed 5999's spare for a while.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: Re: [SCG] Good news about 1966-9 concours tires
>
> U.S. Royal had the contract with General Motors to supply the entire tire 
> needs. Firestone and Good Year were only used when the original order
had 
> specified it. I know this, because my roommate in college had an uncle
that 
> worked for U.S. Royal, and General Motors was his sole account. I
clearly 
> remember him telling up about this arrangement with GM. The tires were
very 
> light weight, and wore out within 12 - 15 thousand miles. Not what you 
> would have called a quality product. Paul in CT


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