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Subject:Re: SAFETY WARNING about Original Continental Tires as a spare tire
From:neil n
Date:Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:58:12 -0700
Yup. Though the one I found in my '88 was still holding air, it was
likely the original and certainly looked like it:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ksKgyxywF2Q/T8RK8dT6rJI/AAAAAAAAFzY/N4ZbvMmZv1A/s576/Continental%2520%2522Transporter%2522%2520Tire.jpg

I doubt it had ever been out of the clamshell. You can see the
permanent marks left from the clamshell springs.

Neil.

On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> Specially ..
> The Contental 185R14 C  TRANSPORT RS 771.

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Neil n

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