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Only nylon cord tires can give you utmost safety—surest protection against tire trouble

  • 1956

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Black and white print magazine advertisement for DuPont's nylon cord tires. Image shows a family of six seated in a car while driving through highway traffic, for "when you need tires that assure greatest dependability."

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