tire writing on Camaro

[T Billigen]

Does anyone out there have a new NOS E70/15 wide tread GT that has the writing on the tread of the tire? Or does someone have a build sheet with the tire code on it? (1969 Camaro) Thanks

[68l30]

Here is a very fresh 1968 Wide-Tred.This is on a survivor Z-28 that was removed for judging....I doubt it was ever out for any reason other than this.FYI, the rim is black, this was a car from the Proving Grounds in Mich and used as an Executive car/test car until circa 1971..This car has some very interesting stuff on it and a great history!


Steve

[68l30]

Two more shots.......

[T Billigen]

Thanks, that helps alot!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Kurt S]

I'm a doubter that a test vehicle would have a factory spare in it after 3 years of use. The garage would rotate them. That tire is a vintage replacement, possibly right before they sold the car. And the rim shouldn't be black unless all the rims were black.

I've never seen an original first gen spare with a code on it, and there wasn't a broadcast code for first gen tires.
What do the judging standards or Brian / Jerry say?

[68l30]

All the rims were/are black.This car is a rare car to look at.There are a lot of differences from the norm.I am most certain the spare is correct for this car.The orig front and rear tires are still with the car.The fronts are still in use.Here is another interesting shot......anyone ever see this??

Steve

[Kurt S]

I did give the exception that all wheels could be black. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Driven inside GM for 3 years and still has all 5 original tires?

Bill G came up with the following pic out of the July 68 Car Life road test. Thanks Bill!!!

[T Billigen]

I guess about a year ago ther was an original spare tire from a early 1969 Z-28 for sale on e-bay. It had all the writing on the tread and it had the early coded ralley wheel.

[Unreal]

yeah, and it sold for over $800, as I recall!

[Kurt S]

Didn't see that one on ebay. Sounds interesting.

Here's what JohnZ says:

Tires didn't have any codes, stickers, or labels on them at all - only the inspection markings (colored lines, like pinstripes, on the tread, which pretty much disappeared during the roll-test/toe-in process).

Those are tire manufacturer internal ID codes - for their in-process tracking; didn't mean anything to the assembly plant; there were other smaller pad-stamped codes and markings as well on the sidewalls, usually near the bead, that were internal inspection marks too.