Good-Year Blue Streak Stock Car Special Tires 1/25 scale

[afx]

Looking for a set of (4) tires on the right or an aftermarket source.  Don't know the kit source for them but might be AMT.

Edited December 8, 2021 by afx

[vamach1]

I recognize the tire on the left but am not sure which kits they were in but I can tell you they were probably in some Mustang kits (71-73 perhaps) as I have sets of a few of my builds.

Edited December 8, 2021 by vamach1

[Mark]

The one on the left is AMT, the one on the right is Jo-Han.  It came in a number of kits in the 1970-74 period: original issue Superbird, '70 4-4-2, Javelin, and Roadrunner annual kits, Mark Donohue '70 and (AMT boxed) '71 Javelin Trans-Am racers, '72 Torino NASCAR, among others. 

At some point in the mid-Seventies, Jo-Han retooled a lot of their racing tires.  These hollow one-piece tires were retooled as two-piece, those are okay but not as good as the early one-piece version.

[afx]

I added another photo of the sidewall.

[Mark]

Definitely Jo-Han.  

[swede70]

Greetings J.C.,

Indeed - alternately popping up in either Jo-Han or AMT kits, typically NASCAR topics.  At least with my earlier Javelin Trans-Am efforts, it seems a good front tire.  

With regards to the rears, certainly consider ordering or at least contemplating Plastic Performance Products #6569G 1965-1969 Goodyear Style Stock Car Tire that also includes excellent Goodyear Blue Streak waterslide 'Blue Lines' complete with untilted or italicized GOODYEAR sidewall lettering in the appropriate small style.  Yesterday's Decals was tapped to do the sidewall decals, four to a set of four tires, hence one purchase basically covers you for two sets of 'rear' tires and sufficient sidewall markings for whatever you can cobble up for searching for 'fronts'.   I've shopped for new/collected likely old tool tires searching for better, although the above seems to be where I return to concerning period sedan road racing rubber.

I should have four of the first option if you'd want to reach out.  Wishing you well...

Mike K./Swede70 

Edited December 9, 2021 by swede70

[afx]

Hi Mike.

I'm looking for tires for my '66 Group II Mustang project which didn't run a staggered set.  Therefore I need (4) the same size. It raced on 15x7 wheels.

[swede70]

As mentioned above, I would have four for you should you wish.  Thanks...

Mike K./Swede70

Edited December 10, 2021 by swede70

[vamach1]

Imagine driving on the “ring” on these skinny tires. ?

[afx]

Yikes, those aren't 7" wide and no roll hoop! 

It does have the Cobra style brake cooling ducts.

Shelby built a handful of Group I Mustangs (less modified) and they were sent to Europe to compete.

Edited December 10, 2021 by afx

[lucky 130]

I have a question. When I raced C sedan in the mid to late 60's, used Goodyear blue line tires, and while the Goodyear lettering was there, it was not white, but gold. Thinking back, I do not remember any tires used in racing having white letters in 64,65,66,and maybe 1967, and that was true for other classes in Trans Am racing

[espo]

At one time Good Year Racing tires were built with little or no information on the sidewalls. They would usually have information having to do with a production series, dates built, and rubber compounds used so that engineers could tell what batch or rubber and cord design was used in the making of the tires. The "GOODYEAR" name if on the tire at all would be stenciled and spray painted with an aerosol spray can. The paint would react with the rubber used on the sidewalls of the tires and what may have been a white or cream color when sprayed would change color.