Hot Rods Ford tires

I took these off my 38 coupe. I can't find any info on them. Is it possible they are nos? They still have stickers on them.

 

maybe this helps?

 

I do not think there was a DOT back when Ford was making tires.

 

If that date code is the same system used today then it looks like they were made the first week of 1949

 

No date codes in 1949 either. I think post 2000 date codes are 4 digits. Pre 2000 date codes are 3 digits. Those would be the 49th week of 1981 or 1991 (or the 14th week of 1979, 1989, or 1999 - I forget the exact format).

Obviously reproductions of some sort.

 

They were reproduced and sold by Universal Tire. I remember them advertised in Hemmings and other car magazines. Those tiny square stickers say modern era for sure.


https://www.earlyfordv8.org/forum/printthread.cfm?Forum=18&Topic=10967

 

Thanks for the info!

 

I have an original Ford tire which is the original spare in my '40 Std Tudor. Dad bought the car in early 1965 with 42,000 miles. Has 75,000 now.

Dave

 

Here's an original I got in a pile of junk. I thought it was pretty special, only one I've ever seen in a lifetime of digging thru junk piles, but at my auction folks weren't too excited, sold for about 10 bucks IIRC.

 

And... no DOT in that era, gubment was not quite that corrupt yet.

 

Even though reproductions, they are still cool.

 

I’ve got some original air that was in a Ford tire, but the tire was too bad to use. I’m looking for a good tire to put my original air back into.

 

Mine had original air until about a year ago I pulled it out and it had went flat sometime earlier. Made me kinda sad, no more braggin'!

Dave