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MTD September 2015 General Tire 100th anniversary Five more General Tire 'oldies but goodies' Here are fve more of the oldest General tire dealers in the U.S., courtesy of Continental Tire the Americas LLC and Modern Tire Dealer. The oldest is Lewis General Tires Inc. in Rochester, N.Y. 81 years: Redburn Tire Co., Phoenix, Ariz. J.D. Chastain and Don Leffer, owners. In business since 1934. 53 years: Crawford Tire Service Inc., Beaver, Pa. Kevin Crawford, owner. In business since 1962. 40 years: Cassidy Tire & Service, Addison, Ill. Ahern family, owners. In business since 1914. 35 years: Erie General Tire Inc., Erie, Pa. Chuck Smith, owner. In business since 1965. 30 years: Delta Retail- Wholesale Tire Center Inc., Burton, Mich. Mike Crit- tenden, owner. In business since 1980. "We wouldn't be selling their product since 1934 if there wasn't some type of relationship," says Chastain, president of Redburn Tire. In 1935, General Tire promoted "blowout proof protection" in an ad in the calendar shown on the left. Continental updated the ad in a 100th anniversary calendar. Quik-Link: 800-687-1557 ext. 20119 64