Reading old tire dates ?

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May 13, 2010 | 10:52 PM

brownacc

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Reading old tire dates ?

Anyone read these tire dates ?
CYYD F5CT055

5.25-5.50 17 bias ply tires off my grandfathers 1934 ford , just wondering the age of these ?
Bit off topic for the section but this is where I hang out.

May 14, 2010 | 08:06 AM

Jack Freeman

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Anyone read these tire dates ?
CYYD F5CT055

5.25-5.50 17 bias ply tires off my grandfathers 1934 ford , just wondering the age of these ?
Bit off topic for the section but this is where I hang out.

As far as I know tires wasn't code dated at that time....

May 14, 2010 | 10:03 AM

JohnZ

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Anyone read these tire dates ?
CYYD F5CT055

Is there a "DOT" molded into the tire near that number?

May 14, 2010 | 12:05 PM

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Is there a "DOT" molded into the tire near that number?

I'll look at them again when I go back over to the shop.
They arent factory tires but repo's , He owned the car for close to 40 years and I was wanting to find out when he put the tires on.

May 14, 2010 | 04:44 PM

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Is there a "DOT" molded into the tire near that number?

Nothing DOT on these tires . Only the number I posted.

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