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![sashaforthewin:dieselpunkflimflam:historycultureeducation:Fully-restored 1958 Golden Sahara II with Goodyear’s Illuminated Neothane Glow-TyresSource: https://reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/gctp9p/fullyrestored_1958_golden_sahara_ii_with/
Classic cars boast a lot of features you don’t see in contemporary
models, but did you know that at one point those features even
included–well, were going to include–illuminated tires?The idea started floating around in the 50s, but nothing really came of
it until Goodyear started mulling it over in the early 1960s. Dubbed as
one of the “most dramatic tire developments in the history of the industry,”
these tires were made of a synthetic rubber known as Neothane. Goodyear
used the translucent material, dying it various colors–bright green,
yellow, blue, and red, just to name a few. Then, the company put 18
small light bulbs, which were essentially dash lights, inside the tires,
giving them the glowing effect seen in the photo below.[source]More of the story here.
Oh hello, what is this dumb piece of shit and why do I want it so badly? Man, I am going to fantasize about this dumb car for the rest of my life #wow](https://64.media.tumblr.com/530ee46a968daa6ea7275301e928db6c/462716a6d2f57c5a-87/s500x750/775eaf45fd2c45136f3a1cb70eebe8a7e215e1f6.jpg)
infected21.04.2021 - 3 hours agoFully-restored 1958 Golden Sahara II with Goodyear’s Illuminated Neothane Glow-Tyres
Source: https://reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/gctp9p/fullyrestored_1958_golden_sahara_ii_with/
Classic cars boast a lot of features you don’t see in contemporary models, but did you know that at one point those features even included–well, were going to include–illuminated tires?
The idea started floating around in the 50s, but nothing really came of it until Goodyear started mulling it over in the early 1960s. Dubbed as one of the “most dramatic tire developments in the history of the industry,” these tires were made of a synthetic rubber known as Neothane. Goodyear used the translucent material, dying it various colors–bright green, yellow, blue, and red, just to name a few. Then, the company put 18 small light bulbs, which were essentially dash lights, inside the tires, giving them the glowing effect seen in the photo below.
[source]
More of the story here.
Oh hello, what is this dumb piece of shit and why do I want it so badly? Man, I am going to fantasize about this dumb car for the rest of my life
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