COOL VINTAGE TIRE VIDEO WITH TRANS AM
 

enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERj5JBmITec

Trim rings!

Sharp!

I worked at an ESSO station in Charleston SC in the early 70s' (shout out to Mr Teddy Vuelta, owner), I don't think we ever sold any Big Daddys......

James Q

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Awesome video! I remember when an older brother put a set of Mohawk “Super Mag 60’s” on his Trans Am!!

Excellent! We had Atlas tires being sold here in the NW, but IIRC, they were being sold by Standard Oil (Chevron) stations.

I think ESSO and Standard Oil were the same company, they used different names in different geographies. ENCO was another name used.

Atlas was our TBA brand at the station.

James Q

First time I’ve seen that. Very cool

I posted it back in 2018, but who cares, it's great to see it again!

That was cool

How do you tell the reproductions from the originals?

Exhaust tips looked like they where rubbing but great old video. Thanks for sharing!

None were used originally.
But on the repops they have a much more rounded edge. I think there is a thread on it in this forum

Badassness. Thanks for posting!

are you saying they never used trim rings on 70 ta's?

My '70 I sold a couple years ago originally had trim rings. I should've made copies of the original paperwork. A member here now owns the car.

they were definately an option on trans ams in 70

That was an option in. 70? Huh never heard of them before seeing this, really cool, learned something new.

Ok, this was an ad for Atlas Ties and the "Big Daddy" was a reference to Big Daddy Don Garlits the drag racer. The tires never were offered from Pontiac. I would say that the total sale of those tire was about the same as the 69-70 Ram Air IV engine any Pontiac GTO or Trans Am

SOHIO, (Standard Oil of Ohio), sold Atlas tires, Atlas branded belts, hoses, batteries, spark plugs and filters, wiper blades. First time seeing this ad, and not sure if I ever saw any Big Daddy tires on a car. The go to tire in that time period around here were the Kelly Super Charger tires. They would last a couple weekends and be bald.