Friday, March 4, 2011

Tires of Old and Toys

Tires were not very reliable, in the early years of motoring tire punctures were regular, and tire replacement difficult as they often were nailed to the rim.   

But there were alternatives, if you had to avoid accidents, there was the wheel that had a bunch of coil springs instead of rubber. These strange tires sit on a German Prototypes of 1916, then a staff vehicle for the Army where accessibility was vital.


But the resilient rim was not new even then, the patent had already been submitted for horse cabs in 1870, and it is used today in Michelin's " Tweel "in heavy construction equipment.

This truck made by Turgan & Foy who really focused on service and production of railway carriages and cable cars helped to deliver the mail in France at the beginning of 1900's.  They closed down production in 1906 and made no further impact.  

Stirling Moss, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill
Even "big boys" enjoy playing with miniature race cars.


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