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Re: Tyres

To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Tyres
From: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 00:17:49 -0400
....They were Bias Ply tires, the disc wheel cars got gold seal tires, while
the wire heels got Roadspeed RS4s. The main difference being tubes, and
tubeless, respectively.
The only other thing "special" about the Roadspeed tires was a relatively tall
profile, which fills out the wheel wells and looks better on the car than
modern profile tires.
Radials are available in a similar profile. I have the Michelin ZXs, and they
look right.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bob Spidell
  To: healeylist
  Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:15 PM
  Subject: Tyres


  Anybody know the story behind the "RoadSpeed" tyres that came with
  later Big Healeys?  Were they radials and/or what was so special about
  them they got listed in the BMIHT certs?


  TIA,

  bs
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  Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell@comcast.net
  '67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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