Hans Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 I must ask the following what was the greatest tire of WWII? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 One that wasn't punctured. Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinxi Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 I don't know. What was the greatest tire in WWII? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emar Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 I'll give you a hint. its one thats been around for awhile. Thats a"round" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 When Hitler was asleep during D-Day. Probably the most important tire of them all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted April 16, 2004 Author Share Posted April 16, 2004 What no thread and rubber grogs about - pitiful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyStance Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Definitely not Firestone Radial ATX's ... yes, I know radials weren't available till the late 60s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Definately the Nokian Hakkapeliitta. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanok Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Hans: I must ask the following what was the greatest tire of WWII? The best one was when you got to "retire" from the service. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by GoofyStance: Definitely not Firestone Radial ATX's ... yes, I know radials weren't available till the late 60s Eh? Michelin was making them at least as far back as the '50s. I helped my brother rotate a set of them on his Porsche in '58 and they weren't exactly the latest thing then. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Hans: What no thread and rubber grogs about - pitiful What's thread got to do with it? You gonna sew or something? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyStance Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Emrys: Eh? Michelin was making them at least as far back as the '50s. I helped my brother rotate a set of them on his Porsche in '58 and they weren't exactly the latest thing then. Michael You're right, I should've thought of Michelin. Their first radial tire design was patented in 1946 and their first radial tire marketed in Europe in 1948. So what kind of Porsche did your brother have (or still have)? A 356A, B, C - or a 550 Spyder :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by GoofyStance: So what kind of Porsche did your brother have (or still have)? A 356A, B, C - or a 550 Spyder :eek: A 1600 Speedster. We drove down to Sebring in it in 1958. That week spoiled me forever. The town was crawling with exotic cars. A Ferrari on nearly every corner. Phil Hill's antique Packard. I even saw a Tucker Torpedo! Ah, the memories... Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Emrys: [A 1600 Speedster. We drove down to Sebring in it in 1958. That week spoiled me forever. The town was crawling with exotic cars. A Ferrari on nearly every corner. Phil Hill's antique Packard. I even saw a Tucker Torpedo! Ah, the memories... Michael Yet, if I asked you what you did 3 days ago you'd probably draw a blank. Ahhh, the foibles of old age. Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 thread is the classy in-the-know way to speak about tread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Kanonier Reichmann: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Michael Emrys: [A 1600 Speedster. We drove down to Sebring in it in 1958. That week spoiled me forever. The town was crawling with exotic cars. A Ferrari on nearly every corner. Phil Hill's antique Packard. I even saw a Tucker Torpedo! Ah, the memories... Michael Yet, if I asked you what you did 3 days ago you'd probably draw a blank. Ahhh, the foibles of old age. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Hans: thread is the classy in-the-know way to speak about tread But only among baboons, right? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpwase Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I'm confused. Someone enlighten me...and no talk of tires...? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted April 17, 2004 Author Share Posted April 17, 2004 Depends, are we talkin' baboons or ruling class elite Baboons who know Jane Goodall? Tires did you say tires? Did you know that the Italians in East Africa were critically short of rubber tires so they use to nail baboons to the tire rims? I believe the screams from the baboons as the vehicles moved were unbelievable (similar I'm told to the sound when Charles accidently deleted the only copy of the coding for the never released, CMMG, Combat Mission Mother Goose) and it only got worse when the guy with the air hose showed up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 I still can't believe the Grogs on this board, who by far are more of an expert than me, still haven't announced the correct answer to "What is the Greatest Tire of WWII." Obviously, it is whatever the Finnish troops used. Next to that, whatever Ninjas decide to use, should they ever need one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 Originally posted by Warmaker: I still can't believe the Grogs on this board, who by far are more of an expert than me, still haven't announced the correct answer to "What is the Greatest Tire of WWII." Obviously, it is whatever the Finnish troops used. Why, you should learn to read all posts: Earlier posted by Sergei: Definately the Nokian Hakkapeliitta. And yes, Nokian Tyres was originally part of the same concern whiches one division switched from copper cables to cell phones. But how many non-Finns here can tell without googling what 'Hakkapeliitta' means? (Hint: it has to do with war history...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyStance Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Emrys: A 1600 Speedster. We drove down to Sebring in it in 1958. That week spoiled me forever. The town was crawling with exotic cars. A Ferrari on nearly every corner. Phil Hill's antique Packard. I even saw a Tucker Torpedo! Ah, the memories... Michael Sounds like a wonderful time at General LeMay's brainchild track. I've never been there, but I heard all about the exotic gatherings that took place in the 50s and 60s. Myself, I vividly remember my dad taking me in his Porsche 356B D'Ieteren Roadster to Mid-Ohio in the mid-70s to see an IMSA race. I can still recall the full-boogie 935's downshifting at Turn 6 with the 3-foot-long flames being spit out their tailpipes. Three days ago? I worked, then pumped iron, then watched TV while I worked on a Photoshop project. So there's hope for me yet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Originally posted by Sergei: But how many non-Finns here can tell without googling what 'Hakkapeliitta' means?How many non-Finns would possibly care? ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Posted April 18, 2004 Share Posted April 18, 2004 Why... You don't care, Michael! sniff! --- But isn't the knowledge of useless trivia and tidbits about war history the very basis of most of the overgrown egos here? Therefore most should care. P.S. There is a prize. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted April 18, 2004 Author Share Posted April 18, 2004 You see I thought this subject was barren and unknown - lets do some digging and hunt up a tire grog - I for one cannot sleep until I know which was the uber tire of WWII! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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