Temple's Tire Trivia part 3

[Charlie don't surf]

Ok, here we go--1st up 7001 RC10T

which tires are correct?

1 reggies proline 003.jpg

or, the smooth sidewall PRO-90's & the smooth sidewall PRO-45?

1 reggies proline 002.jpg

[Incredible_Serious]

Original RC10T came with both narrow and wide front wheels and tyres, didn't it?

Alex

[templeofspeed]

The first picture is the typical kit tire setup. The 2nd pic are the tires as shown in the manual and on the box. I'd wager that the unmarked PRO90/45 may have shipped with the earliest production, but have no proof. Still nice to have for your early chassis truck. I'll be getting on my 7001 projects real soon.

[Charlie don't surf]

Ok, #2 6035 team car--I've looked & looked and get a lot of conflicting info on tire/rim combo's

[templeofspeed]

Well...the Team cars normally had TQ22/TQ72 on white 2.0/2.1 TQ wheels. Towards the end it changed to the 6823/6873 according to AE's wheel and tire catalog, although I only have seen that setup on the all black plastic equipped 6011/6014 CE cars and the 9011 Sport version of the B2. I have a very early four hole shock tower 6036 Graphite car that has TQ21/TQ71, like a 6030 or early 6011 would have.

Good enough?

[Charlie don't surf]

Good enough?

Almost................ now if you could just locate either of the combo's for me then it would
all cleared up

[Charlie don't surf]

Ok, Aeiou and I both have six gear Champ car ( mine's all white, early ball cups 4 hole tower ect) I assume his is the same, mine has TQ21/Hot Lap Tr-8's, and his has the TR's as well. Knowing that AE always used Proline or Yoke tires---is there still a chance this was production? Not to answer my own question but it seemed to me more likley that the TR-8 was just a similar tire to the TQ22 and installed after the fact. Wadda ya think?

[aeiou]

I just love trivia. Yep, mine also has the same assortment of early production parts.

[templeofspeed]

I have no doubt in my mind that the early CE kits could have shipped with Yoke tires. AE probably had a bunch left over from the 89 Worlds. The tires shown in the 1990 manual look like TR-8's...