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The stenciling method of tire lettering became popular with auto racing teams in the 1950s as a way to display the tire manufacturer on the car's tires. [3] Tire lettering made its way to production tires in the mid-to-late 1960s in the form of raised white letter tires and gained popularity with American muscle cars in the 1970s and 1980s [4 ...
ORWL: Outlined raised white lettering; OWL: Outlined white lettering; RF: Reinforced – for Euro-metric tires, the term 'reinforced' means the same thing as 'extra load' [20] RFT: Run-flat tire; Tires designed for vehicles without spare tires. Reinforced sidewalls allow the tire to be driven "flat" for a distance specified by the manufacturer ...
The most common version of the Polyglas on muscle cars of that era with raised white lettering. [8] This was one of the first commercially available raised white-lettered tires on the market. Some high-performance cars also featured narrow "redline" sidewalls as standard equipment. [ 9 ]
They're also studdable and can be had with either a black sidewall or raised white lettering for a cool retro look. 50,000-mile limited treadwear warranty Other Popular sizes:
Later, entirely black tires became available, the still extant white sidewalls being covered with a somewhat thin, black colored layer of rubber. Should a black sidewall tire have been severely scuffed against a curb, the underlying white rubber would be revealed; it is in a similar manner that raised white letter (RWL) tires are made.
Due to its unique tread design and known raised white letters on the tire sidewall, the tire consolidated a loyal customer base, especially among off-roading enthusiasts, its main application is pickup trucks and body-on-frame SUVs.