#goodyear

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

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Day 2939, 1 July 2026

A familiar view of the Shard in London which I've posted may times but here with a difference- the Goodyear blimp overhead

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1944 FG-1D Corsair at Willow Run Airport

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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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Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N9964Z US Navy BuNo 94268 530 VMF-312 by Chris Murkin Via Flickr: Goodyear FG-1D Corsair N9964Z US Navy BuNo 94268 530 VMF-312 Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2024 DAG_5849

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