BY Kyle Smith / ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 15, 2022 / HAGERTY /   Tires are arguably one of the most critical parts of your…{"id":12340,"date":"2022-06-15T16:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T23:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/?p=12340"},"modified":"2022-06-15T16:59:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T23:59:55","slug":"how-did-they-make-tires-in-1961-essentially-how-they-make-them-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pomonaswapmeet.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/15\/how-did-they-make-tires-in-1961-essentially-how-they-make-them-now\/","title":{"rendered":"How did they make tires in 1961? Essentially, how they make them now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BY Kyle Smith \/ ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED June 15, 2022 \/ HAGERTY \/<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n

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Tires are arguably one of the most critical parts of your car. Put on bad ones, and you compromise not only performance but also safety. You might assume that a component so critical is built differently now than, say, it was 50 years ago, but the basic ingredients and design of a tubeless tire really haven\u2019t changed much since the \u201960s. (Rubber compounds have evolved significantly, however.) We found a promotional video outlining how BFGoodrich made its 1961 Silvertown tires<\/a>, and it\u2019s a great primer for understanding what is going on with the four critical rubber pieces on your car, vintage or modern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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