I have heard "5 years" bandied about frequently, but I suspect that is just
a C.Y.A. figure put out by tire dealers. I would think that under the
conditions you describe, 10 year old tires would be fine. It's not like
these cars are experiencing sustained speeds in excess of 100mph. So long as
the pressure is maintained properly, they are probably fine for normal
driving, for even longer than that. Just don't put yourself into a position
where a sudden delamination would be fatal.
IMHO, YMMV, no legal responsibility, etc.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 5/27/10 3:29 AM, Tom McCay - Classic-Car-World Ltd at
enquiries@classic-car-world.co.uk wrote:
> Hi all, we had an interesting discussion last night at our monthly local car
> club meeting when someone asked the question of "what life expectancy should
> we expect from the tyres fitted to our classic cars"? Some of these cars do
> less than 1000 miles a year and almost all are laid up during the winter
> months in dry storage. Some cars have been in the same ownership for over 10
> years and have the same tyres fitted when they acquired the vehicle.
>
> The tyre condition is good with no apparent cracking on the tyre walls that
> you see on some very old tyres and tyre wear is not the issue either, but at
> what point should you consider changing these anyway due to age?
>
> Kindest Regards
>
> Tom
> Classic-Car-World Ltd
> www.ccw-tools.com
>
> AH 3000 MkIII (BJ8)
> MGA 1600
> Mini Park Lane
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