Tire Date Code Info Needed Barn Find

[Ovalrace25]

Just cleaning up my "Barn Find" and am trying to figure out how long these cars were in there and how long since they got new shoes..

This example is a 1972 Mustang Mach 1 with BF Goodrich radial T/A's. The odometer reads 38000 miles. The car LOOKS like maybe that is true miles.

We think the cars have been in storage for 12 years...... All were part of a private collection of cars seldom driven..... So, low miles are possible.

Here are the BF Goodrich codes: BER9 XM1086

The next car is a 1976 Eldorado. There were letters and documnets in the glovebox that back up the 26,000 miles on the odometer. Uniroyal LR78 - 15 tires.

The date codes of these tires are AJV4 DHO79

YES, I have removed and replaced ALL the tires.

[Owen_Dyneto]

Check here for tire Mfr and Date code links.

PackardClub.org • View topic - Tire Manufacturer Codes

[edinmass]

If I remember correctly, 079 is the date code, so it would be the seventh week of 2009,1999,1989, or 1979. Ed

[Ovalrace25]

Ed, yes, I agree that the last mumber is the year. But narrowing it down to 1979 1989 1999 is what I hoped to do..

The Cadillac is a 76, but only the spare has a code ending with a 6... Kind of strange that the car got new shoes in 79. Records show the car was sold a little later. Wonder if it sat and the orignals got flat spots... Could be the answer right there on that one...

[edinmass]

Goodrich T/A 's were popular in the late 80's.