RE: [Chrysler300] Blue Streaking/

["John L. Chesnutt" <chesnutt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Regarding Rayon Tires on our 300C.

When We purchased our 300C in July 1958,it had 9:50-14 rayon tires. In the
trunk were the four original Blue Streak 9:00-14 tires which we put back on
our 300C once we arrived home in Seattle.

We Purchased our 300C from a friend in Livingston, Montana, 750 miles east
of Seattle. My sister-in-law was driving the 300C somewhere in Western
Montana at a very high rate of speed while I slept in the front passenger
seat. I awoke suddenly and felt the tires going out of round and looked at
the speedometer which showed we were at 93 MPH while rounding a curve. I
told her to slow down as the tires were not rated for that speed and we
could get killed. When we left Livingston earlier that day, the mother of
the seller warned us that the 300C was so fast that we could easily get
killed on the way home. Evidently this warning did not phase my
sister-in-law as she was use to driving a 1950 Mercury and did not realize
how easily the 300C handled at high speeds. 

We had a lot of fun with the 300C in those early years on trips to Colorado,
Yellowstone Park etc. It could easily pass any car on the highway,
especially going uphill. 

John Chesnutt


-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Edward Mills Antique Tractors
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 9:25 AM
To: moparpjf@xxxxxxx
Cc: gholm@xxxxxxxxxxx; c300@xxxxxxx; wranderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
Lettercars@xxxxxxx; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] BlueStreaking

moparpjf@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
> I read an article some time ago which dealt with the fact that many tire
> outlets sell tires that have been on their shelves for a number of 
> years. The
> gist of the article was that any tire more than three or four years 
> old should
> not be sold to the public without notice of the age of the tire because,
> over time, tires will dry out and the side walls become subject to 
> cracking
> under load.
>
> I, for one, would not be doing more than 40-50 mph on original Blue 
> Streaks,
> if that. I think they should be used for shows and for concours judging,
> but I would never put them to high speed use. How can you trust a 30 
> or 40
> year old tire at 80 - 100 mph???
>
> Pete Fitch
>
> In a message dated 3/5/2009 11:54:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> gholm@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:gholm%40charter.net> writes:
>
> Whats your opinion of running the OE "blue streak" at 300 speeds. Would
> they not be too old to be safe.???
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Agree - use for Show only - they are Nylon which ages better than the 
rayon of the time, but more prone to flat spotting. I would hesitate to 
drive them more than 30 mph or so. Besides they are irreplaceable if you 
blow one out even due to road hazard.



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