(It just *begged* for a response such as mine! Sorry mate.)
> : (snip)
> : I thought the 30s cars had skinny round tyres - these beasts
> : look like they've just been stripped off a combine harvester
> : (unsnip)
> : Most of the cars of that era.....and all eras, when I come to think
about
> : it.....had round tyres, Richard. There was some rumour that during the
dark
> : years of WW1 the Germans were experimenting with oval tyres....and there
is
> : some strength to this rumour, as can be seen in the period photographs,
with
> : the cars "leaning forward" and their tyres displaying a definite ovoid
> : shape.
> : But round tyres became the norm as they simply provided a much more
> : comfortable ride for the occupants of the vehicle.
> Lol....
> Oh there's always one clever sod isn't there.
> Just to be completely clear "I thought 30s cars had skinny tyres with
> a round cross-section."
> --
> Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving
> Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York.
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