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--Buick [Goodyear Airwheels] Promotional Bus (USA, 1929) Fifth Wheel
- In 1929, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company introduced a completely new type of tire: the low-pressure tire.
- In the press release, it was also named [Musselman Type], which was named after its inventor, Alvin J. Musselman.
- Goodyear obtained a patent from the inventor and hoped that the tire would be used in particular for aircraft and heavy-lift vehicles, a breakthrough that would break the status quo.
- For publicity, the company prepared a giant tire [...12 feet high, 1 foot wide...], ie 3.6 meters high.
- To promote this tire nationwide, the factory had [Flxible Co] build a special car.
- Based on a 1929 Buick car with an extended chassis.
- The special bus construction provided ample space for passengers inside, and each row of seats was easily accessible by separate doors.
- But the main focus was not on the minibus, but on the mighty big [air tires].
- The air tire was literally pulled back as a [fifth wheel] via a rear hinged swing arm.
- This vehicle has been on a promotional tour of 24 US states, driven for 2 years and clocked 12,000 miles.
- The success of this promotion seems to have been appreciated by Goodyear management, who built a second identical Buick.
- Since then, the two have been running together in America.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )