tires in storage in Ecausseville, France, WW2

 

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Meanwhile, back in CONUS, no one could trade, buy, or even recap tires without getting the Office of Price Administration and the local Tire Rationing Board involved in the transaction. 

Tires of the era lasted roughly two years under normal conditions. Reportedly, a problem was improper inflation. 

According to the major rubber companies, a tire rated for 30 pounds of air pressure wore away 21 percent more rubber when running at 27 pounds. A tire driving at 21 pounds lasted half as long as a correctly inflated one.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/automobile-rationing-world-war-ii