original spare tire - photos

[hooD]

I decided to finally take some pictures of my factory spare tire.  I have kept it indoors for over 35 years.

The blue protective soap is still visible on the raised white letters.  Also the rubber nubs are all over the tread and sidewalls.

This tire hasn't been washed in over 3 decades and I know that it would clean up real good.

spare tire from october 1972


i used a quarter to show tread depth...notice the rubber nubs


unused tread


soapy letters from the factory


soapy letters


factory lead weight

[Super Blue 72]

Wow!  Very cool to see!

Not sure if mine is original, the rim I would think is original, the tire I'm not sure but it is a bias ply tire but not new like yours.  I think mine is either blackwall or white wall as my Challenger Rallye originally came with steel wheels and hubcaps.