<VV>Tirez (overlapping Corvair)

[Jim McLott]

Padgett writes...
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My 78 Sunbird came with BR70/13 Firestone 500s, (the first to have major
problems with separation) but all such had the "R" added, a plain letter
G70x14 (70 Tempest) was Bias-Belted. Don't think that any letter tires were
old style unbelted
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The spare on Christine is an old Atlas Cushionaire 4 ply A78-13.  It doesn't say anything about belts anywhere on the sidewalls.
 
It's too small for the Corvair and would give really squirrelly handling if I ever used it in combination with the 185/80R13 tires on the ground, but it holds air and would get me down the road to where I could get a f lat fixed.  Think of it as the original space-saver spare.
 
Jim McLott & Christine, the 1966 Monza Convertible she-devil
Memeber: CORSA, Corvair Atlanta and Group Red (Ret.)
 
http://www.wittelaw.com/personal/groupred/mclott.htm