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...tire material is an elastic vinyl plastic called Plioflex, which Good year had already found good for many other uses, including a garden hose which is much lighter than rubber-and-fabric, shoe uppers that need no polishing and can be cleaned with a damp cloth, heels, raincoats, draperies, etc. The key to its tire-making properties is a new curing agent that makes it possible to vulcanize Plioflex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Plastic Tire | 1/17/1944 | See Source »

...Whether Plioflex tires can compete in cost and durability with synthetic or natural rubber remains to be shown. In preliminary tests a Plioflex tire has been run 8,000 miles. (A good rubber tire, driven at 35 miles an hour, will run about 50,000 miles; a synthetic tire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Plastic Tire | 1/17/1944 | See Source »

...soft plastic, Plioflex, which is a first-rate substitute for rubber-raincoats, shoe heels, gaskets, wire insulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Best Is Yet to Come | 7/5/1943 | See Source »

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