AJ'S TK200SS "SPEED DEMONS" Silicone Tires 1060's NOS

New NOS (New Old Stock) 1960's Vintage Silicone Tires - AJ'S "Speed Demons" Catalog Number TK200SS.  These are molded in bright "Ferrari Red" color silicone rubber.  These tires claimed to be "Designed for Blazing Speed & Greater Performance" back "in the day".  Silicone tires even today are the high performance preferred choice since the silicone rubber gives great traction on almost any track surface and the rubber is not prone to the ozone attack that affects conventional rubber tires causing them to dry out, crack and dramatically loose traction.  These tires are 1 1/8 inch (28.6mm) outside diameter by 1/2 inch (12.7mm) wide, have a nicely molded corner radius for smooth cornering and are used with a 1/8 inch (3.2mm) #5-40 Threaded Axle.  The rubber on these tires is permanently molded on the aluminum rims and as a result will not slip in  any way and will always stay highly concentric and true to the axle centerline, just what you want for the best performance.

These high performance silicone tires were made with a "New Thermo Press" process (high pressure, high temperature injection molding) to prevent any bubbles or voids in the rubber and the company in the '60's originally stated these were "Unconditionally Guaranteed - Will Not Chip, Chunk or Tear". Unlike some vintage 60's NOS  Conventional Rubber tires these will perform very well on today's plastic surface home tracks or commercial routed wood track surfaces.

Image below of a completed car with these beautiful "SPEED DEMONS" fitted !