[GH85Carrera]

Back in the 1970s the interstate that goes from Montgomery, AL to Atlanta, GA was not complete. There was a stretch in GA that went through a bunch of little towns and had some fun curvy roads. I was in my 914 having fun late at night (no AC so drive at night to stay cool) and just as I pulled back onto the boring interstate the tube in my tire ripped and I had essentially a blowout. As I put on the spare I realized if that had happened while on that curvy road I would likely have crashed.

Back in the dark ages of the 1970s I was running Michelin XAS or XWX it has been too long to remember without googling the tread pattern. Anyway, the tires had enough stick to pull the tire off the rim. Tubeless tires were new. I ran tubes in the tires as an extra precaution to help keep the tire on the rim. That was the prevailing thought of the day to have extra safety. Evidently I picked up a small nail and instead of just a slow leak the tube tore a long slice and instantly went flat. I was driving along at 55 or 60 (It was the BAD old days of 55 speed limit) and the rear tire blew. I was wiggling all over the road for a second.