Goodyear tire difference

[ohhawk]

My 2 cents.......worked for Goodyear (retail & wholesale) from '71-'73. The Goodyear Polyglas was largely promoted for it's mileage enhancements. We began to sell some Polyglas as it made its entry but they were an expensive tire for those days as was Firestone's version.....they were both always hard to keep balanced and often "cupped". It was always a battle between the two with Goodyear having the edge. Didn't sell too many to muscle car owners as it was out of the budget for most and for that audience it was more about looks (RWL & size) not mileage. Once in awhile we would get some 60 series RWL Polyglas and we'd all asked what the heck do you put these on? Would get some blems once in awhile and they were less $$ and would usually go fast. Don't remember them ever being an OE tire.

Then the Michelin radial tire entered the war (via Sears primarily) and handling and comfort seized many higher end buyers. Polyglas and its brothers soon began the trend downward.

[Ralph Spears]

Having owned a new 1969 Corvette that had the nylon cord tires I remember trying the polyglas and they rode much harder than the nylon cord I did not like them it felt like you had 40lbs of air in the tires

[daveg]

Dates off the 4 NOS Goodyears

LKO54E1
UFO52B2
UNO5878
UYO53C7

[daveg]

Found this info on Goodyears

Seems the NOS tires are
Oct 68
Mar 69
May 69
Jun 69.
All same plant [5] GAD also.


"OLE BLUE' is a Feb 69 Baltimore car.
AND it came with Firestones.

Friend suggested using the 68 dated one on her spare wheel and calling it a Goodyear car.
NOT happening here.
The other 3 are newer than car anyway.

Anybody have any NOS 69 Firestones?


Pics 2- 3 are her spare.
Pic 4 is 68 dated ad for 69 cars showing both brand tires.

May trade for Firestones but these will not be for sale.
Already know where they will end up if it goes that way.
VERY deserving car and totally proper down to dates.

Best part is they were less than half the cost of repops

[daveg]

Off point but fits with my postings. Research info on Firestones.

Seems
"000", "001" and "002' are normal prefixes on these 66- 70 tires.

Typo but second LETTER "L" seems to be 1969.
Makes sense on these 2 tires.

Pic 1 is her spare. "000"
3rd week Feb Baltimore car.
All 5 wheels are 1 6 9 dated.

Second and third pics are the spare in a late Baltimore Malibu.

Last pic is from research data I found.

What say you??


PS
Looks like we are looking for "000" prefix Firestones with last letter "L".
Last letter "C" would be possible also.