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Pre-war first grade tires (1943) (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why is "Pre-War" a selling point here?

If I had to make an assumption it would be that materials and production were funneled to military application during the war and so civilian production and quality suffered, but I don't really know.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, it must be something like that. Similar to ersatz coffee where I believe the Nazis resorted to using acorns instead of coffee beans. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_substitute

This article talks about the problems of sourcing rubber as a raw material and the solutions - https://historycrumbs.com/retreading-tires-the-armys-ingenious-solution-to-rubber-shortages/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Did you play Fallout ? "Pre-War stuff always good"