I have had an old tire come apart on the highway, so I am scared of them now. This is particularly an issue on our toy cars that don’t get driven much.
A couple of months ago our club Treasurer had a blowout on his '69 GTX. Ended up wrinkling the passenger front fender and messed up some bracing underneath.
Turns out his tires were 17 years old. They still looked good on the outside and showed lots of tread.
