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I have the original for my 78 in the garage with the original air tank for it. I'l;l check the lettering for you

[PonchoV8]

Tires are produced with a code that contains a date in them. It should be easy to determine if it's an original tire, because there is a DOT number molded into the tire. I have one that I believe came from an original Y88 TA and here's the DOT number. The last digit is the year. The three numbers in front of it are the julian date. A date of 0179 is the 17th day of 1979. Or it could be a date of 1989 or 1999. The thing is to determine that it's a correct setup and then look to see of the date coincides with the build date.
the white lettering on the exterior of my tire is mostly gone. There is some left in between the treads, but it looks like it has been run a little in the past.
This tire was built the 9th day of 1978 and the car was built March of 1978. It's a BFG tire. There is only two digits before the 8 because it was built in January I assume. Look at tires on any car and the date can be determined by the DOT #.

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by PonchoV8

Tires are produced with a code that contains a date in them. It should be easy to determine if it's an original tire, because there is a DOT number molded into the tire. I have one that I believe came from an original Y88 TA and here's the DOT number. The last digit is the year. The three numbers in front of it are the julian date. A date of 0179 is the 17th day of 1979. Or it could be a date of 1989 or 1999. The thing is to determine that it's a correct setup and then look to see of the date coincides with the build date.
the white lettering on the exterior of my tire is mostly gone. There is some left in between the treads, but it looks like it has been run a little in the past.
This tire was built the 9th day of 1978 and the car was built March of 1978. It's a BFG tire. There is only two digits before the 8 because it was built in January I assume. Look at tires on any car and the date can be determined by the DOT #.

Thanks for your INPUT!

Does your say "TEMPORARY USE ONLY" on the sidewall (collapsed) or BELTED in smaller letters?

[GT182]

I've still got the spare from my 79 Formula and the inflator bottle too. Neither has ever been used. The inflator bottle isn't in good shape, as the trunk, when the car was new, was never sealed properly and filled with water while driving in the rain. The dealer couldn't find where the leak was and that p*ssed me off to no end. By the time I got it fixed it was too late for the bottle.

The spare is the inflatable space saver and says: Goodyear G-78 15 CUSTOM - MINI SPACE 244610-G66-1MZ Made In USA. It's mounted on a 7" wide steel rim. There is no white lettering on either side of this spare tire.