The world’s largest tire stands beside I-94, near
the Detroit Metro Airport in Allen Park, Michigan.
The 12-ton, 80-foot-tall automobile tire was built to survive
hurricane-force winds, and served as a Ferris wheel (and a huge advertisement
for Uniroyal) at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. Twenty-four gondolas circled
the tire where the treads are today, carrying nearly two million people. The
tire was moved to Allen Park in 1966 to stand next to a Uniroyal corporate
building.
The tire was eventually given to Allen Park, and the
city then sold it to a local businessman.
NOTE: Your humble blogger attended the New York World’s
Fair in 1964, but does not recall riding on the Uniroyal Tire Ferris Wheel.
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