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Ya know... I just realized, The tires on my Fathers 57 Tbird are at LEAST 35 years old, probably older than that. They are good Good Years that have been stored inside and look fine and have been used a few hundred miles a year up until present. Doubt Id want to get it into boost anymore :-0 Keith On 17 May 2006, at 07:05, Virginia & Peter wrote: > >Are you saying you're driving around with a 40 year old spare > tire..? That's >courageous if that is true... > > Ah well, yes, hangin head... but it's the spare! I used it once to > get to the local tire shop when I got a nail in the good one. I > figure it just requires a babying like a modern space saver type. > I have to admit an impracticle appreciation for 5 matching "66" > stamped wheels and that Continental tire in the trunk. Kinda the > same as the somewhat silly act of washing and detailing a faded > down-to-the-primer original paint job. Hey, as long as you are aware that the tire, when used, could fail at any time in a more or less catastrophic manner. I suppose just being stuck somewhere is the best outcome. A bad accident is the worst. jens ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~