I've got 2 Goodyear Eagle NCT 2's on the back of my Sapph and I'm sure Goodyear stopped making them before the mid 90's They are the same as this



Anyone know how old they are likely to be? When I bought the car it had 4 of them on it but 2 were worn on the inside edges. They are still in good condition with no cracks which surprises me given that they must be very old

 

Hey, my MkII 3dr had them on from the factory. I've also seen them factory fitted on Mk1 Mondeos.

On one side of the tyre you will find an elliptical field with 3 numbers. It might say "DOT" somewhere around it aswell. The first few figures are the week, the last figure is the year.

424 = 42nd week 1984

A triangle symbol prior to the figures means it was produced in the 1990's.

"triangle"424 = 42nd week 1994

And from 2000 on, there are 4 numbers
4204 = 42nd week 2004

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they certainly last well, got a set on my saph gotta be 10 years old at least.

 

My dad used to use them on his Mk3 Xr3i when i was a kid, so that was the late 80's, I cant see them being produce much after 1990-92 maybe

 

That's what I think because I remember my dad having them on his mark 5 escort, I'll check the tyres for the markings above when I get home.

 

I used to use them on my Mini, I'm sure the rears lasted an easy 60k

Fronts....they tended to last a bit shorter lol

 

My dads 1980 xr3 had NCT's(when new), can't remember the pattern that well but think they were these ones.
tabetha

 

had some on my first series 1. that would have been in around 1995.