I was at a car show a couple of years ago walking by a beautiful parked '69 Dart with pristine-looking OEM tires Just as I got done admiring it - and in particular, the minty-looking tires- rubber nubs and all. I then turned away, walked about 10 feet and BAM!.Sounded like magnum load. The driver rear tire had exploded, wrinkling the once-pristine driver quarter that surrounded it. The tire was obviously dry-rotted and he had just purchased them before the show. I told the guy, and to the crowd of people that were now gathering around the car, the other three might not be too far away from repeating the same display of carnage. The crowd then tended to give the car a bit wider berth... I took my attention elsewhere. I am a firm believer of the effects of oxidation on rubber, being the recipient of a tire disintegration event on the highway from seemingly perfect condition with new-like tread (but very old) tire. It was not my car. I agree that some oversight is a bit much, but in some cases, it is not near enough.
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