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Old 09-05-2013, 01:44 AM
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Here's the Suburban Pontiac Emblem that sealed the deal:



And the NOS Firestone 500 tires. This one is on an untouched original spare honeycomb rim. It's never been bolt onto a car. (Anyone have a fifth one so I can have a full set including spare, for show?)





Here's a link to the background info on these infamous tires:

http://www.autosafety.org/firestone-...belted-radials
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Steve....that's awesome. I love it. If I get to your area...I want a ride [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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Old 09-05-2013, 01:54 AM
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On which tires: the 25 year old Goodyears or the 40 year old recalled Firestones? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
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BTW, note the giant, brown, oil shmear under the hood from the original A-6 a/c compressor....


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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">On which tires: the 25 year old Goodyears or the 40 year old recalled Firestones? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] </div></div>

Either set. I LOVE the sound of Formula Firebirds!!!
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