Trivia Question 11 - Tires

[Jason Edge]

1.  Name the tire manufactures that provided tires for 1963/64 Cadillacs?  
2.  What was the standard tire for the 1963/64 Cadillacs?
3 . What was the optional tire for the 1963/64 Cadillacs?
4.  For which Cadillacs was the optional tire recommended?

Answer all 4 and you get the Cigar!

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Uniroyal, Good Year and Firestone... I think, were three of the brands available?

[Jason Edge]

Kevin has got 3 of the tire manufacturers for Part 1 of the Trivia, but there is one more, so we are still looking for the 4th manufacturer, and the answers to 2, 3 and 4. Also, just to note, would have taken US Royal (the tire brand) or Uniroyal (the tire company).

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would Yokohama be the 4th brand?

[Jason Edge]

Nope.  The 4th one is a biggie in the US...or has been.

[Jason Edge]

Yep, Mark names the 4th Tire Manufacture to complete #1 of the 4 part question. Just to add:
The 1963 and 1964 Specification Manuals lists
US Royal, Firestone, Goodrich, and Goodyear
however, the dealer data book only lists  
US Royal, Firestone, Goodrich
I would have taken either answer but Goodrich had to be included

[Jason Edge]

Nope, not the answer.

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Ok, lets see how close I can get.

1.  Name the tire manufactures that provided tires for 1963/64 Cadillacs?  

Yokohama, Uniroyal, Good Year and Firestone.

  
2.  What was the standard tire for the 1963/64 Cadillacs?

8:20 x15 Firestone.

3 . What was the optional tire for the 1963/64 Cadillacs?

A white wall tire for the "Normal Production" stuff and a heavy duty variant for the series 75 and commercial chassis stuff.

4.  For which Cadillacs was the optional tire recommended?

See answer to question # 3.

[Jason Edge]

1. Goodyear, U.S. Royal (Uniroyal), Firestone are correct. Yokohama is not.
2. Only partially correct on tire size, and no standard tire brand, all 4 were used.
3.  incorrect. think about what would have been standard fare and what would have been considered an upgrade.
4. incorrect.  it involves equipment, and not a particular body style.

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An upgrade would be a radial tyre/tire then.

Is Radial correct... oh great fearless leader?

[Jason Edge]

Not unless you could have invented a time machine.  Radials were introduced on Cadillacs in 1972.

[Jason Edge]

...and I thought #2 would be the trick question...hint.

[Jason Edge]

Mark, You have #3 exactly and almost have #2. Look at the tire size again.
Still looking for #4. It is not in terms of an option group but something Cadillac recommended for a particular option for a particular reason.