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Send PMWILLIAMSTOWN, KY - USA
Joined: 12/5/2002
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Vette(s): Silver Anniversary 1978, L82?, 4-speed
Just lowered my spare tire on my 78 for the first time and to my suprise, I think it is the original. It is a Goodyear tire that says spare only tire. It says polyspare. Needles to say it has dry rot cracks. The question is there any reason to save this tire when I have a new one put on the wheel?
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I'm sure they will say yes. Or to put it on e-bay for sale to a "Showing" car.
It was recomended I keep my original 1980 14K Goodyear Eagles that were cracked. So I did as I was told.
Ya just never know what is around the corner......
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When I opened -lower mine -I found NOTHING
BUBA had been there - I would save it - but then again -I'm called a pack Rat
BiG Al
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If you have the room, hang on to it. Heck, why not put it on the wall and turn it into a clock?
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[QUOTE=Willis76]If you have the room, hang on to it. Heck, why not put it on the wall and turn it into a clock?
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ebo 2009-04-01 18:10:31
I got my new "Tire Rack" catalog today and they have a nice storage cover jacket for a stack of tires and singles also. Nice way to keep the dust and sunlight off your stored tires. Guna order one to put new Stored Eagles in.
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I checked my '78 and it says the same thing. don't think it's ever been used. I just added a little fresh Maine air to the St. Louis air.
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Send PMOak Creek, WI - USA
Joined: 5/21/2008
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Vette(s): 1981 Great White Shark. Red Interior, 350/190 hp. PS, PB (SS), A/C CC, T-Tops. Served three years in Active Duty Army, then Retired Air Force after 34 years! Badger State Vettes Car Club. 175,000 Original miles!! Now own a 1998 C-5!
I got one of them thar things too. Spare, never been used. Nostalgia!!!
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Send PMEquinunk, PA - USA
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Vette(s): 1972 conv, 4-speed, 350, 200hp, numbers match, rally wheels, war bonnett yellow w/white top. good condition, nice driver.
I have a couple also. One has been used, and has a plug in it, one is original and not used. Belted, hard, and on grubby wheels. F and G 70s. I bought another wheel and put a radial on it for spare.
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The spare in "The Toy" is a well worn Goodyear F-70. I doubt it is the original spare looking at it and it probably doesn't have any value based on its condition. I should really replace it before taking the car very far from home again.
The original tires were still on "The Beast" when we purchased it in the fall of '06. There were only 7,500 miles on them, they still had a lot of the 'new needles' on them, but they all were checked and cracked so were an accident waiting to happen. All four were replaced and the originals are bagged and stored away in the cellar incase the next caretaker of the car wants them. If not they'll go on 'FleaBay' so a NCRS type can use them. I do need to drop the spare and check it out (good point! 
). It should be replaced before the next long road trip as I'm sure it is also the original (which I'll bag and store with the others).
). It should be replaced before the next long road trip as I'm sure it is also the original (which I'll bag and store with the others).
Jim Olson 
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Joined: 4/16/2005
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Vette(s): 1976 L48 4-spd, Mahogany Metalic exterior, Buckskin interior 350ci/350hp, 3rd owner, fiberglass spring, 255/50-16's Torq-Thrust II
I still have my original spare tire. Still has the tag on the treads so its never hit the ground. Looks like new
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