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Sep 6, 2008 | 12:15 PM

shmoky

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From: Chetwynd B.C.

Spare tire

Figured after 7000 MILES it must be time to check out the spare tire.

Found an Atlas H P F70-14 tire with 20 lbs of air in it.

How old is this tire? There is a 3 digit number (older than 2000) of 147. This should be the 14th week of the year '97? or is it '87? or even '77?

Guess I better find a replacement soon

shmoky

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Sep 6, 2008 | 01:47 PM

Cocky B

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I recently had a blow out and found out that I had the original spare - 28 years old

It got me where I needed to go, but we had to fill it up every 20 miles.

Sep 6, 2008 | 01:53 PM

71 Green 454

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cocky B

I recently had a blow out and found out that I had the original spare - 28 years old

It got me where I needed to go, but we had to fill it up every 20 miles.

My original spare is 37 years old, last time I used it was in 1978.

Sep 6, 2008 | 01:58 PM

Cocky B

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Originally Posted by slk230red

My original spare is 37 years old, last time I used it was in 1978.

Looks a lot better than mine did.

Sep 6, 2008 | 02:20 PM

TimAT

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Atlas was a brand sold by gas stations wearing the "Standard", "Amoco", and even possibly "Chevron" before they all became do it yourself places. How long has that been? In the late '60's I installed a large number of those tires- Put even more of them up on the 2nd teir rack over the service bays.

I don't know of anyone that still sells them- At the latest, I'd have to say the date code would be a '77.. Very possibly wrong.

Sep 6, 2008 | 02:24 PM

70454Convert

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I recently "discovered" my original 1970 spare, looks like it has never been mounted or driven on. Still has a bit of the blue protectant over the white wall.

Sep 6, 2008 | 10:55 PM

2002ConvertibleBBB

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Originally Posted by 70454Convert

I recently "discovered" my original 1970 spare, looks like it has never been mounted or driven on. Still has a bit of the blue protectant over the white wall.

is that a dent in the wheel???

Sep 6, 2008 | 11:33 PM

Jeffery73

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My car still has the original spare. Shouldn't they have replaced it when they did the recall?
Anyway, I don't have the spare tire carrier mounted on my car so it doesn't really matter.