I Won't Be Going Back to Factory Original Tires Any Time Soon

My 440-6 4 speed RR came with Polyglas F-70-14. As I recall the original owner claimed he ordered it with 15's, but the wheels did match the car, limelight. I could never get the things to hook at all when I drove it. At that time I bought it had alloy wheels and G60x15's on the rear.

Anyhow, at some point "I was broke" and had some problem with one rear tire. A then friend loaned me some mounted up F70x14 Polyglas which I used for about 2 weeks.

One afternoon, leaving "the back gate" (west) of NAS Miramar, a short Marine who I'd met at the auto hobby shop made some remark "I bet............" And I "moved" the RPM up to about 1500, dumped the clutch and got into it. Next day after the smoke cleared, there were the longest, blackest stripes through that gate I ever saw. They were there a LONG time. I saw the Marine later on, he said, "there was some brass behind you in the smoke. They demanded to know who that was and I said "never seen him before. DAMN!!! I didn't know you were gonna do THAT!!"

Well neither did I!!