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Re: [OM] Spare wheels, was Scratch one BMW

Subject: Re: [OM] Spare wheels, was Scratch one BMW
From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 13:52:38 -0600
Think it was the fifties, I remember family cars with tubes, and the tires 
were a great deal less reliable.

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From: Charles Geilfuss
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 1:48 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Spare wheels, was Scratch one BMW

Probably when they made the change from tube to tubeless tires, whenever
that was.

Charlie


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 11/6/2013 6:47 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> > That reminds me of the experiences related to me by my former landlord
> > in the mid 1960s.  He was once telling me what it was like to drive from
> > New York state to Florida in the 1920s and 1930s.  He used to carry four
> > spares which sometimes were not enough.
>
> Probably only one spare wheel, and multiple tires. Didn't need a tire shop
> to change the tire on a rim back then,
> although I don't know when that changed.
>
> First car I drove was a '47. Remember when the lug nuts on opposite sides
> tightened in opposite directions?
>
> Jack Me Up Moose
>
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