In the late 1960's, many American cars had far better engines than tires, and the L88 may have had the worst discrepancy of all. Bias-ply tires had been on the way out in Europe for 20 years before Sears began selling the first American radials, which is especially odd when you consider their tires were just store brand. Goodyear, Firestone, and the other American tire manufacturers were behind the curve, and it wasn't until 1967 that B.F. Goodrich entered the aftermarket radial tire market. Nevertheless, in that year some dealers began selling Oldsmobiles, Lincolns, and Ford Thunderbirds with radials, and the following year radials became optional on Ford Mustangs and Corvettes, as well as standard on the Lincoln Continental. In the meantime, though, they offered the opportunity to give a performance car an extra edge as a fairly simple aftermarket mod, at least as cars like the Mustang and Corvette had their suspensions upgraded to take them. I figured I would be clever and do a radial-tired L88 so that you wouldn't all be spinning your wheels all over the place when you're not in the mood. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but I figured a lot of you would want it.