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Rubber soles: Tire connoisseur and Star photographer John Mahler was out punishing rubber again
Rubber soles: Tire connoisseur and Star photographer John Mahler was out punishing rubber again

Rubber soles: Tire connoisseur and Star photographer John Mahler was out punishing rubber again

Date8/4/1992
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0064889F
    Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
    Rubber riot: John Mahler, Star photographer and summertime racer, set aside his Porsche 944 Turbo and took up the challenge to test tires with his company appliance, a Chrysler K-car
    Mahler, John
    2/9/1988
    Tread truths: Wheels tire tester John Mahler poses with the rubber he put through the wringer using Chevlot Diplomat alloy wheels and this trusty Toyota Corolla LE
    Tread truths: Wheels tire tester John Mahler poses with the rubber he put through the wringer using Chevlot Diplomat alloy wheels and this trusty Toyota Corolla LE
    Lautens, Richard
    10/27/1990
    In time to win: Barbara Mahler and husband John - whose day job is photographer for The Star and who is also Wheels' regular tire tester - hold aloft the trophies they bagged after surviving a day-long rally in the Jeep Cup finale
    In time to win: Barbara Mahler and husband John - whose day job is photographer for The Star and who is also Wheels' regular tire tester - hold aloft the trophies they bagged after surviving a day-long rally in the Jeep Cup finale
    Mahler, John
    8/29/1988
    A Little mood music please for Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon, who would like to be a concert pianist, and TV star Paul Soles as her symphony conductor
    A Little mood music please for Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon, who would like to be a concert pianist, and TV star Paul Soles as her symphony conductor
    Combs, Erin
    6/14/1978
    Paul Soles, left, and Leon Bibb star in the Tony Award-winning I'm Not Rappaport, a play about a pair of 81-year-old men trading tales on a park bench, which opens at the Royal Alex Wednesday
    Paul Soles, left, and Leon Bibb star in the Tony Award-winning I'm Not Rappaport, a play about a pair of 81-year-old men trading tales on a park bench, which opens at the Royal Alex Wednesday
    Dunlop, Al
    3/16/1987
    This rubber Spaghetti, made from scrap tires, will go through refining operations which will give it the appearance, but not all the properties of raw(...)
    This rubber Spaghetti, made from scrap tires, will go through refining operations which will give it the appearance, but not all the properties of raw(...)
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    8/29/1942
    Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant
    Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant
    Goodyear Canada Inc
    3/6/1917
    Image shows a multi-floor building and a yard beside it.
    Dunlop Tire & Rubber Company circa 1946-47
    Dunlop Rubber Company
    1946-1947
    Burning rubber from rear tires of his 1,800-horse-power dragster at CNE yesterday, Gary Beck of Edmonton shows the form which he hopes will give him t(...)
    Burning rubber from rear tires of his 1,800-horse-power dragster at CNE yesterday, Gary Beck of Edmonton shows the form which he hopes will give him t(...)
    Goode, Jeff
    5/15/1974
    Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St
    Fed by rubber tires, flames belch from $900,000 warehouse-factory fire on Liberty St
    Mahler, John
    5/3/1978
    Former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant
    Former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant
    Goodyear Canada Inc
    1990-08
    Hocus, Pocus-Here's How you fix flat, Model Jean MacDonald seals, inflates tire with rubber compound product
    Hocus, Pocus-Here's How you fix flat, Model Jean MacDonald seals, inflates tire with rubber compound product
    James, Norman
    8/11/1961