When I bought my TR, it had whitewalls, I didn't like the look of them on
what I considered a car with a great competition history and to cut costs, I
asked the dealer to change them for blackwalls. I think I saved about
$40.00 back in 1958 on a 2350.00 car with o/d and w/s washers. While my
build record says it left the factory with whitewalls, I'll never have
anything but blackwalls.
Don Elliott, Original Owner, 1958 TR3A
Montreal, Canada
Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
commented on:-
> >Check out ebay auction Item # 1063426393 - rather pretty postcard of two
> >TR-4s...then look and both have whitewall tires...
> >What gives? They were clearly aftermarket...was this a popular
changeover?
> >Was there a performance advantage to the white walls?
> >Interesting
> >Noah
>
>
> Noah,
>
> TR4's, TR3's, MGA and MGB... al LBCs were delivered with white walls all
the
> time back in the 60s. The only blackwalls were the Michelin X tires and
they
> looked quite plain. Back then ALL tires were whitewalls except trucks.
>
> Brian Sanborn
> 62 TR4 CT16260L(O) - Groton, MA
>
> My TR4 Restoration Web Site
> http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn
> E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
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