Dan at Hemmings Blog did an article in 2010: I’m not sure anybody has a straight story on how many Tirebirds were built by Jerry Titus and Terry Godsall to promote and race...
BF Goodrich was so sure the Radial T/A was the most capable tire made, they put the street tire to the test in the 1970 and 71 SCCA Trans Am races, and won while competing against stickier racing compound tires, and Larry Dent won his class at Watkins Glen in 71. They then called his car the Tirebird
