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Old 03-22-17 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by CliffordK
When were radial tires introduced?
Started getting popular in the middle 60's. I bought a set of steel belted radial tires for my '65 Cutlass. They lasted 40,000 miles which was around double conventional tire wear. These days I'd consider a tire with 40,000 miles on it just nicely scuffed in.
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