Fisk vs. Lester

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2013: Fisk vs. Lester
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Jablonski on Thursday, December 05, 2013 - 09:51 am:

Even though this film and tire "innovation" was produced in the late '30's, do you see and correlation between the Fisk tire and the Lester brand tire presently available for the later Model T's ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWUQ_Iiyh5U

https://www.universaltire.com/lester-tires/lester-bias-ply-tires/440-450-21-lest er-blackwall.html

Not saying it's safer, but similar in tread configuration


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Thursday, December 05, 2013 - 10:09 am:

Fisk is an old tire brand that has been around for years. Lester is a take off of the old Lincoln Highway Tires, and were no good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Jablonski on Thursday, December 05, 2013 - 02:17 pm:

Fisk was bought by U.S. Rubber in 1940, the Fisk brand was still being sold in to '50's I believe.
No more U.S. Rubber either..... now Uniroyal.

Aren't all tires being made today have to pass the same performance tests for quality ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ted Dumas on Thursday, December 05, 2013 - 04:25 pm:

Any surviving Fisk tire will wear like iron and will be nearly as hard. Lester and Denman are brands of repro tires and are of decent quality as far as I know.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, December 05, 2013 - 10:38 pm:

Russell Hicks explains tires to you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWUQ_Iiyh5U


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, December 05, 2013 - 10:41 pm:

The neatest thing about the video Bob and I posted is the cars.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Friday, December 06, 2013 - 12:03 pm:

That Dusenburg would be worth a fortune today!


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