mitchwhodge Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 I have an 8 digit code on two very old (still holding air) tires. "Atlas Roadster" Made in USA 44404AAX Attempting to find out how old my two side mounted spares are. 44404AAX Thanks for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Not sure of the age, but they are recaps, so the tread age is less than the sidewalls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Those tire are old enough to retire, so send them out to pasture before they die. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 (edited) Being Atlas tires, I would guess that they were sold by Standard Oil service stations. The last of those that I remember was in the mid 60's if not late 50's. That would make them just guessing about 60 years old at the newest. Just IMO. Agree that they are just wall hangers. Edited March 10, 2022 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Atlas brand was still used by Exxon around 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 On 3/10/2022 at 8:47 AM, Roger Walling said: Those tire are old enough to retire, so send them out to pasture before they die. Or worse cause you to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 It really doesn't matter how old they are, they are nothing but rollers in your shop now. Or donate them to a museum for a static display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 51 minutes ago, Mark Shaw said: It really doesn't matter how old they are Actually, It does matter..to him. I'm guessing here, but it sure seems that he might be trying to get some rough idea of which decade his unrestored 90 year old car was abandoned into the barn. This site is supposed to be about saving/ or also learning any past history of our early cars. I've wondered the same exact same thing about one of my once abandoned 90 year old cars, with it's 4 old rotted mismatched 18" tires. I would be thrilled to know "roughly" when my 32 convertible sedan was junked, as in "before, or after WW2?".......but I recall reading somewhere that the tire dating code system came about in semi-modern times, not back then. The tires shown have just a manufacturing serial number, and only could be researched if that Company even still exists and also then had kept such ancient records. Some replies here are just silly, as to imply that he was going to put these two spare wheels/tires on the axles and actually drive on them? He even said they are sidemount spares,(not on the ground). If you look at his avatar, he shows a barn condition survivor AND a restored car, meaning he obviously knows at bit about what is safe to drive on. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, F&J said: Actually, It does matter..to him. I'm guessing here, but it sure seems that he might be trying to get some rough idea of which decade his unrestored 90 year old car was abandoned into the barn. This site is supposed to be about saving/ or also learning any past history of our early cars. I've wondered the same exact same thing about one of my once abandoned 90 year old cars, with it's 4 old rotted mismatched 18" tires. I would be thrilled to know "roughly" when my 32 convertible sedan was junked, as in "before, or after WW2?".......but I recall reading somewhere that the tire dating code system came about in semi-modern times, not back then. The tires shown have just a manufacturing serial number, and only could be researched if that Company even still exists and also then had kept such ancient records. Some replies here are just silly, as to imply that he was going to put these two spare wheels/tires on the axles and actually drive on them? He even said they are sidemount spares,(not on the ground). If you look at his avatar, he shows a barn condition survivor AND a restored car, meaning he obviously knows at bit about what is safe to drive on. No need to be argumentative.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 They may end up being worth a lot in a few millions years when an alien race lands here and finds them petrified like the dinosaur tracks and bones we find today. In the mean time.... Dandy Dave! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 So.................no answer to his date code question?...............Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Bhigdog said: So.................no answer to his date code question?...............Bob No info on tires older then 1971. A guess would be 44 as the year. 4 as the month. 04 as the day. So April 4th, 1944? This would make it a war time tire. Edited March 21, 2022 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 And they are NOT recaps. Grew up in Dad's recap shop so I know whereof I speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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