New Tires for the 48 Plymouth

Once the snow melted, Traci and I noticed that the left rear tire on the Plymouth was completely flat. I attempted to put air in it but it was to no use, the tire is way too old. We don't want the car resting on the rim and they don't exactly mass produce these tires anymore. So after discussing our options, we've decided to get a set of 4 new ply polyester white wall tires. We have also figured that since we are going to paint the rims in the future, this would be the ideal time.

Luckily the rain and wind died down today, so I took the opportunity to place the car on jack stands and remove the tires. (a common site in the Los Angeles area) I was actually quite lucky because it began to rain as soon as I took the last tire off. This weather, so unpredictable.

I am happy to be doing this in the winter because it would be a different story in the summer when all the bugs and insects are living large. It would be a pretty creepy site. Anyway, the plan is to have the rims sandblasted and then painted black just as they were when the car rolled out of the factory. Once we get the rims finished, we'll mount the new set of white wall tires on. Quite exciting.

I should point out that the screws on these older cars have a "R" and a "L" stamped on it. That stands for the direction that the screw tightens. The term, "Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosy" does not apply on these cars.