Survey of recent developments in Great Britain's tire industry; structure of industry is outlined including manufacturers and distributors; cross ply, radial and bias belted types of construction are described, their commercial availability summarized, and popularity for various types of vehicles given; use of ultra low profile tires for cars and trucks is mentioned; research into tread patterns and replacement of natural rubber by synthetic are briefly covered. (33753)


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    Title :

    Tyres and the car. Status report on industry's developments


    Additional title:

    Rubber J


    Published in:

    Rubber Journal ; 151 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1969


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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