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Originally Posted by fitzwilly

I believe it was a Cadillac Hearse.

not a cadillac brand ,

I'm sure they were single stripe, but that's not what I was lookin' for.

Mr. Ford's last ride was in a Packard hearse.

mike in tucson

Red line tires could be touched up with a red marking stick...kind of like a crayon. As I remember, the original red lines were Firestone Wide Ovals....then UniRoyal made them....dont think Goodyear ever made red line tires. Somewhere about 1968 or 69, the raised white letters came out...if my memory serves me.

mike in tucson

I think B.F. Goodrich and Uniroyal made them. I believe the Uniroyals were the official "Tiger Paws" type, that showed up on the GTO in '64.

If nobody gets this soon, I'll tell you.

I should add as a footnote on tire trivia, that we have a retired Chrysler designer here in Tucson, who claims the original idea for the "Blue Streak" tires.

Were'nt red line tires supposed to be capable of
higher speeds?

mike in tucson

Actually, what I have read on several occasions is that, the traction they gave was not too good, but a big part of the popularity was the fact that they "squealed" more than most other tires. This is very important when leaving the local "Dog & Suds"!!! :-)~

Originally Posted by robot

Mr. Ford's last ride was in a Packard hearse.

mike in tucson

you are correct sir

That would be the Olds 4-4-2 U believe.

That would be the Olds 4-4-2 U believe.

OOPs!
I stand (sit) corrected on the 442 redlines.