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Was thinking they were still using Gold Dust into the early '70s? Not sure when liquid VHT became widespread...maybe they used bleach?
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Not to mention 'chemical accelerant' for that FIRE thing!
Heck, we even had guys using Coke and Pepsi syrup! They claimed it made the tires 'Stickier'!

All it really did was attract Ants!