Liquid Tire Chain

[69 GeeTeeX]

Found this in an antique store and had to take a picture.
I remember seeing this stuff in the automotive section at Kmart back in the day.

 

[PlymCrazy]

Just found this ad. Says it's from 1968...

 

[440 PHIXX]

GM had a short lived option on the ‘69 models that squirted similar **** on to the back tires from a dash mounted switch.

GM once offered "liquid tire chains" to enhance winter driving performance

Tire chains can be a driver's best friend when it comes to handling snowy and icy conditions, but decades ago, General Motors offered something quite novel—even if we don't know if it actually worked as intended. What GM called "liquid tire chains" was an option across the entire 1969 Chevrolet...

www.motorauthority.com

GM Tried To Conquer Winter Driving With Space-Age Liquid Tire Chain

We are in the middle of a bitter cold winter, and as automotive enthusiasts we share a largely universal hatred of snow and ice, right? I’ve personally inflicted damage to bumpers, differentials, and control arms, thanks to icy roads. Perhaps I’d have been better off with a traction-enhancing...

jalopnik.com

 

[WileERobby]

Surprised Phil Swift hasn't re-marketed that as Flex Liquid Tire Chain, in his family of Flex products.

 

[Detective D]

But did it work?
If not, well no wonder it's not around anymore.
If so, well, someone probably outlawed one of the ingredients. Because chemicals on the road are bad(don't mind the metric boat ton of salt they add to them every year though)

 

[BSB67]

Pretty cool history. Thanks for posting.

 

[Photon440]

It is mentioned in this old commercial.