Friday, June 6, 2014

Rail Tires

Our friend Walt Stafa found this picture of an earlier automobile equipped with Firestone Rail Tires.  From what I can make out, they appear to have the same sort of flange, and certainly the same diagonal tread pattern.  This is just so much classier than a speeder!

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4 comments:

  1. Bruce DuensingJune 6, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    What an interesting product buried in obscurity. Makes me want to know it's history.

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  2. Bruce DuensingJune 7, 2014 at 11:23 AM

    Also:
    http://www.google.com/patents/US1963932

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  3. David WilkinsJune 8, 2014 at 11:58 AM

    The car in the photo appears to be a 1932 Ford Victoria 2 door sedan, with a Ford flathead V8.

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  4. AnonymousJune 8, 2014 at 10:31 PM

    Back to the Old Motor for a close up of a Firestone flanged tire at the bottom of the post. Firestone (Bridgestone) still makes air springs for the rail market.

    ...and chasing trains on down the information super railway...a Galesburg & Great Eastern site with a '35 Chevy labeled Baby Zephyr.

    Steve

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