Hello all,
Brand new Dunlop Roadspeed RS5's are quite readily available from Dunlop
Vintage Tire in the U.K. I just ordered in a set of 5 for a customer and
purchased them through their Canadian agent, Britain West Motorsport,
Brantford, Ontario, Canada. c/o David Clubine
E-mail Address(es):
dclubine@sentex.net
They are quite expensive but I suppose it all relates to what you want in a
restoration. These tires were the best you could buy in a high performance
tire when our cars were new. Technically the RS5 replaced the earlier
Roadspeed about 1960. The earlier Roadspeed is not available today as far
as
I know. I truly wish it was.
Other nice points to consider, the car will sit up properly, the tire will
fill the wheel arch as originally intended, and ground clearance is
improved. Somehow they just look "right" for the car.
On the negative side (sort of) the feel of the bias ply tires is totally
different to that of a radial. Almost everybody drove on bias plies before
the early 70's. How soon we forget. Have some fun and feel how Healeys
handled when they were new!
Another source in the USA is here:
http://www.universaltire.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=24740&category_id=319
Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Stromquist"
<dan@warner-associates.com> To: "Healey List Emails" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Concours Wheels
Wanted BJ8 Thanks Rich. I see old tires available here and there (including
Dunlop RS5s) that meet the concours standards but are just not safe due to
their age. Now, if I just wanted to get the rating I guess I could buy these,
put them on restored wire rims, and trailer my car to events. I don't think
that makes sense. Whatever I do it will need to be safe and that eliminates
all the older tires-unfortunately. If by chance someone did have a great set
of 5 rims with safe tires mounted, I am very interested. I am more likely to
buy new tires and mount them. All ideas are welcomed including advice on how
to restore old original wires. Regards, Daniel A Stromquist
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