Thanks Jock for the update and good wishes
You were one of several that recommended 2 spares. I agree that the likelihood of multiple failures is low but us Techos have a reputation for never being caught short. I am not one that takes kindly to being stuck anywhere and having to call upon help.
The last time I called for help was in 1965 and only after 2 tyre failures within 10 minutes – on the Hume highway no less, somewhere a bit north of the famous Pretty Sally hill. I called the RACV at nearly midnight and a grumpy man came and repaired only one flat. I travelled on, but only for a half-dozen miles before the tyre deflated again. So that was 3 flats.
Being miles from anywhere, between towns, what happened next made me an absolute legend. After considerable preparation I completed the trip to Melbourne in the wee hours of the morning…… with only 3 wheels fitted to my 1964 Falcon, and no damage done. Many people know about this but nobody here – that I’m aware of.
The reason for the 2 original failures was the only half-worn Pirelli tyres fitted with tubes (pre-tubeless days) both split in identical places and only about 10 miles apart. That is what I call brilliant quality control with uncanny use-by precision before the term use-by was invented. I had Pirelli radials on the rear (I was ahead of my time) and some other local brand cross-plies on the front. One day I may write the book that I was urged to do decades ago
