The New, Newer Project: Part Tres...

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr70</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Weren't those white logo 500 radial tires throwing their treads,so Firestone destroyed &amp; reissued them with the black logo,but it was too late as Corvette said good riddance? </div></div>

No, the black logo is still the same recalled tire.

The exploding Firestone 500s killed over 250 people before Firestone stopped stonewalling NHTSA and agreed to the recall. In the early days the dealers were told to blame the customer for hitting a curb or underinflating the tire. Numerous stories abound of tires being replaced by dealers after the customer was charged full price, and the replacement 500 exploding with a couple miles of the tire store on the way home.

Sound familiar...like the Ford Explorer/Firestone underinflated tire fiasco from several years ago???

The Firestone 721 was the official replacement.

If you google Firestone 500 you will get an eyeful. There was one recent posting on a Corvette site where the guy's original spare that had never been out of the spare tire well made a loud boom one day and the guy pulled the well cover off and saw that the tire self destructed - like the steel belts were under tension and finally let go.

I am just looking to complete a set for static display at MCACN (with the appropriate road flares, flashing lights, and danger cones set around the tires).