In this Curbside review of a late model Chevy Spark, the author positively critques its handling: [image] My 2016 Chevy Spark: A Fun “Cold” Hatch - Penny Pincher Performance -... My Chevy Spark. This is going to be one of my longer COALs. There are two reasons for this: One is tha…

Not sure why you would click on someone’s icon except for general interest. At any rate never noticed that feature before. Interesting though how you can threaten or swear at someone and not be considered combatant. Here’s the deal though, I don’t flag unless really disruptive. Continuing to eng…

[image] bing: Not sure why you would click on someone’s icon except for general interest. How else would I have found out that his interests include “time travel”?

Skinny tires on Model T video, 18 second long! https://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/item/80357645-ford-model-t-muddy-road?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Evervrode a bicycle in the winter with skinny tires? That’s why the fat tired bikes are used in the winter. Model ts were light and high. Even if they could take the weight, don’t think you’d model t tires on an suv fir winter.

I have watched that video before, always amazed the car made it through that mud.

The Model T’s engine only produced a maximum of 80 ft lbs of torque. Couldn’t that help to explain how it managed to get through mud with those narrow tires?

[image] CapriRacer: They had wagon wheels with a bit of rubber on them. Kind like this? :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes: [IMG_0163]

[image] CapriRacer: They had wagon wheels with a bit of rubber on them. And the earliest Model Ts had NO tread on those tires! They were white and smooooth. Firestone introduced their treaded tires in 1908. Carbon black was added to rubber about 1910 or so to improve durability. On to 500 p…

I do not remember the brand, but the tread pattern was “NOSKID”.

Re. Wide Vs Narrow Tires - I rest my case

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CapriRacer May 5, 2025, 12:07pm 483

Model T’s didn’t have tires. They had wagon wheels with a bit of rubber on them.
/sarcasm

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Re. Wide Vs Narrow Tires - I rest my case

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