Tire pressure and cold temperatures. How do they warm up while driving?

[luvmytoolz]

Although quality increases is a mostly natural fact of progression I think this actually has to do with fuel/battery efficiency. To meet strict emission demands for combustion engines and battery powered vehicles manufacturers have to look at everything in a vehicle to increase efficiency. Making sure the tires are at the perfect pressure is one of those things that has a huge impact on consumption.

When I bought my 1971 Monaro coupe I had a set of mags and tyres put on but no tubes which were still pretty common then.

The next morning when I went out to the garage three tyres were dead flat. The tyre company said I was just really unlucky as I got hit with three porous rims which "were exceedingly rare".

I think that's the kind of thing that would be picked up in manufacturing nowadays, but not so much back then. The luck of the draw!

 

[Packard]

When I bought my 1971 Monaro coupe I had a set of mags and tyres put on but no tubes which were still pretty common then.

The next morning when I went out to the garage three tyres were dead flat. The tyre company said I was just really unlucky as I got hit with three porous rims which "were exceedingly rare".

I think that's the kind of thing that would be picked up in manufacturing nowadays, but not so much back then. The luck of the draw!

In the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s (and possibly into the 1980s) automotive “final inspection” was done by the consumer. They might have had spot checks on the production line, but the final inspection and “manufacturer’s correction” were done respectively by the consumer and the dealer.

Though my 2012 Chrysler still has s sticker on the driver’s window stating that the car was taken out of the production line and tested. But…it might just be a lame excuse explaining why there was some above normal mileage on a car that had yet to be delivered to the dealer.

I had a 1970 (purchased new) Chevrolet Caprice station wagon. It had a bad rattle. I brought it back to the dealer who informed me that rattles were not covered under warranty, and I would be responsible for the bill. They removed the driver’s door panel and there was a beer can in the door (the cause of the rattle).

Apparently a supervisor was coming down the line and the worker had no place to hide the beer except in the door. The dealer confessed, and I was not charged for the “repair”.