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Re: Original Tires (1980)

To: Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com>,
Subject: Re: Original Tires (1980)
From: Hans Duinhoven <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:32:46 +0200
Dangerous tyres Eugene!

For those who want to know, I can send a picture of an MG TD, where bits of
rubber were falling of the very old tyre!

Cheers,

Hans

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eugene Balinski" <eugeneb@nni.com>
To: "Don Vierling" <Don.Vierling@stago-us.com>; <ptroot@iaces.com>;
<mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2004 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: Original Tires (1980)


> On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:53:01 -0400
>  "Don Vierling" <Don.Vierling@stago-us.com> wrote:
> > I don't know exactly who was asking what - but here's my
> > 2 cents:  The
> > 165R14 metric size calculates out to be an 83 series
> > profile when you
> >
>
> Ok, ok, this will teach me to look at tires with out my
> **glasses**.  Actually I mis-read the documents not the
> "tyres".
>
>    I looked at the tires.  They are Michelin XZX 165SR14.
>  I fat fingered the tire type in the first message.  I
> still believe that they are the original tires. This makes
> them 24 years old.   Probably time for new ones even
> thought the tread is in great shape.
>
> Gene Balinski
>
> 80 B





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