My late 68, sold to me as a 69 in September of 1968, had blackwall tires. The
original bias-ply tires were awful. When I changed over to Michelin radials a
year or so later I could not believe the difference. I now have a set of
Michelin Harmony tires on that roadster. I will probably go to Michelin Pilots
the next time. Unless you are committed to the "original look" the radial
tires make a world of difference in handling. Good luck, Dewey
-----Original Message-----
>From: Seth Asher <sasher@olympiawest.com>
>Sent: Nov 15, 2007 1:16 PM
>To: aultgc@jorsm.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net, Dan Zubkoff
><zubkoff@sbcglobal.net>
>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] '67 original bias-ply tire source
>
>I don't know if whitewalls (aka WWWs, or wide-white-walls) were
>standard, so if someone knows about the '67 in that regard that'd be
>good to know too, and also the width of the whitewall stripe. I've seen
>some pictures of unknown year 310s, 311s, with 1", 1.5", and then also
>1.5"-2"++ where the whitewall "stripe" not only mates with the bead but
>seems also to go under the bead like spats a marching band member would
>wear, if you can see that in your mind's eye.
>
>________________________________
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>From: Gary and Cindy Ault [mailto:aultgc@jorsm.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:39 AM
>To: Seth Asher; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net; Dan Zubkoff
>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] '67 original bias-ply tire source
>
>
>
>Seth,
>
>You may want to check other suppliers listed in Hemmings, but Coker
>would have been my first recommendation. And, given the positive
>reference below, it's hard to go wrong! They're 5.60x14s, by-the-way.
>(I presume you knew that.)
>
>Were whitewalls standard? (They were an option on my '66 VW.)
>
>Gary Ault
>
>
>
>On Thu Nov 15 7:24 , Dan Zubkoff sent:
>
>
>
> I've been very happy with the the BF Goodrich Tires I purchased
>for Coker. Very original and ride quite well (for bias-ply). I run a set
>of the wide-white walls on my 64 1500.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2n6edv
>
> Dan Zubkoff
> Houston, TX
>
> Seth Asher <sasher@olympiawest.com
><javascript:top.opencompose('sasher@olympiawest.com','','','')> > wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a current source for the closest thing to the
> original tire that would have come on a '67 1600 from the
>factory? I
> suppose that would be...what....a 14" bias-ply with a 1.5"
>whitewall?
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