My oldest Lego definitely had grey tires, but later they were all black, 
so a change of around 1973 sounds right to me.

On 2010-01-27 16:39, Alain wrote:

>> High!
>>
>> scott wrote:
>>
>>> Great render - I remember those old wheels and tyres too, they had a
>>> metal axle that you pressed into a special 2x4 brick didn't they? I
>>> preferred the technic wheels and axles that you actually connect to
>>> stuff :-)
>>
>> When I got my first Lego set in 1974, the tyres were black, not gray...
>> and also later, I never encountered any gray tyres! Could it be that
>> Lego sets with gray tyres were only marketed in the US?
>>
>> See you in Khyberspace!
>>
>> Yadgar
>>
>> Now playing: Sehnsucht nach Allem (Yello & Joy Rider) - German New Wave!
>
> In the early 70's, they changed from gray to black. Maybe, if you had
> your first set in 1973, the tires would have been gray...
>
>
> Alain

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