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Old 01-14-2005, 09:09 PM
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Re: Colored Tires.....

Coloured tires are an old idea. I remember seeing some blue ones on a Mercedes back in the mid 1970's.

Tire manufacturers promoted the idea back in the mid-50's at car shows. Demo cars with coloured tires would go to promotions at tire stores in various US cities and towns.
But the coloured tires would wear out MUCH faster than the ordinary ones. Usually, tire company employees would bolt the coloured tires onto the demo car just outside town, to minimize the mileage on the coloured tires.
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