Elastic spoke tires built by the Martin Tire company for the US Army in World War II. Each tire has three stiffened tread hoops to carry the axle’s load in tension through the rubber spokes. This design is similar to Michelin's Tweel tires.
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Driver without seat belt...hmm..!!?
Predates common use of seat belts by a large margin.Originally Posted by toma
The only other information I could find about them
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2331212A/en
Never try to tell me it can't be done
When I have to paint I use KBS products
I wonder if they are still around somewhere in museum or in someones basement
Michelin have made modern day versions.
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