#goodyear

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Jonathan Schipper: The Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle (2007-2009)

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In 1839, Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped rubber mixed with sulfur onto a hot stove. The rubber did not stay sticky and weak. Heat changed it into tougher, more stable rubber. This process, called vulcanization, later helped make rubber useful for tires and many other products.

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A recent discovery in The Spokesman-Review newspaper dated Mar 4, 1970 revealed that the week prior, LeeRoy Yarbrough in a 429 Boss powered Talladega was cruising down the Talladega Speedway at 210mph during a routine tire test for Goodyear. During that test he he set an (unofficial) new world closed course speed record of 199.916mph (average lap speed). This beat Charlie Glotzbach 199.466mph closed course (average lap speed) record. Glotzbach was driving a 1969 Dodge Daytona powered by a 426 Hemi when he broke the old 195mph record set by LeeRoy's on August 8th, 1969.

A month prior to this, Cale Yarborough in a Boss 429 powered Mercury Spoiler II set the fastest qualifying speed of 194mph (average lap speed) at the Daytona Speedway. The New York Times reported that he was traveling 225mph on the straights.

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Warbird Video: Corsair Peel Off

1945 Goodyear FG-1D Corsair in US Navy YF-17 "Jolly Rogers" colors breaks from the photo ship.

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N451FG 1945 Vought Goodyear FG-1D Corsair NX451FG US Navy BuNo 92399 FF59 by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: N451FG 1945 Vought Goodyear FG-1D Corsair NX451FG US Navy BuNo 92399 FF59 Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA 2025 HAD_6321

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Goodyear XF2G-1 Corsair (Bu# 14692) at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The F2G was intended as a low-altitude interceptor and was equipped with a 28-cylinder, four-row Pratt & Whitney R-4360 air-cooled radial engine.

"Using experience gained building the F4U-1 under license – a variant known as the FG-1 – in early 1944, Goodyear modified seven standard Corsair airframes to take advantage of the 50% increase in take-off power provided by the Pratt and Whitney R-4360 engine. Known as the XF2G-1,[N 1] these aircraft also featured a new all-round vision bubble-type canopy in place of the original cockpit and turtle deck."

The end of the war and the Grumman F8F Bearcat, a rival design already in production, spelled the end of the F2G.

Date: July 21, 1945

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 87958, NH 87959