As it turns out illuminated tires were actually brought to goodyear by an independent research and development firm in the late 1950 s.
Illuminated tires goodyear.
When the tires were mounted on rims that had 18 tiny lightbulbs inside they produced a vivid glow at night.
Fascinating look at goodyear s illuminated tires from the 1960s.
Goodyear paraded its tires around to grab public interest.
It placed a set of red tires on a.
Tires made from this material were far easier to manufacture than traditional tires which required multiple layers of rubber as well as fabric.
Goodyear s illuminated tires promised a whole new frontier in car fashion while the synthetic neothane was durable and quite simple to make as it combined plastic and rubber characteristics there were several detractors that made the fad fade a bit more quickly than goodyear may have wanted.
Back then the folks in detroit kept a close eye on market trends and they couldn t help but notice some of the crazy tires folks were using on custom cars.