HISTORY OF TYRES.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 November 1922, Page 2

HISTORY OF TYRES.

NO “ GOOD OLD DAYS.” It’s all right to talk about those good old days before the war—go back just as far as you want to—'but when you get around by motor cars, and the cost of running them, don’t wish for tyres of the days gone by.” So says a leading authority on tyres. “AVe can all remember when the horseless carriage took first place in the funny pictures. Whenever the motor car was shown it had a flat tyre. Punctures and biow-outs were frequent occurrences. The intrepid motorist started on a tour with a supply of inner tubes festooned over the tonneau. “I’ve heard that five hundred miles was more than you could expect from a set of these first tyres. It’s easy to believe when von remember that 5000 miles would satisfy just a few years ago. I’ll give full credit to improved road conditions, but you’ve got to hand the prize to the follows who have Improved the tyres as well, “To-dayi from « cord tyre, you get twice the mileage yon did in 1910, and yet prices show an average decline of GO per cent, from the costs in 1910. That’s true of no other article of motor equipment. So go on—talk about the good old days until you mention tyres. Then remember that these times right now are the good days.” Our informant states that the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. has always been a prominent leader in the science of tyre improvement.