[Tigers] Tire choices for 13" LAT 70

[michael at michaelshortt.com]

14 and 15 are history as well, Pantera land is sparse for equipping
original Campy wheels,
everybody interested in speed and safety went to 17" long ago and are
concerned that those
are also not long for this world.

Michael Shortt


On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Dave Munroe <dave at munroe.ca> wrote:

> Tom Witt wrote:
>
> " I wonder what the future holds for 14" and even 15" tires. Seems like
> even the low end econoboxes come with 16" tires anymore. Seems hard to
> believe that 60's era muscle cars often came with 14" tires. Maybe as
> designers need more space to cram batteries into cars smaller tires will
> make a comeback. Then again to handle the weight, maybe not".
> "
> Yesterday, Michelin announced from their Pictou County, Nova Scotia tire
> plant that they were laying off 500 workers (plant has been there for over
> 43 years) due to the falling demand for "small" 14" to 16" tires.
>
> Looks like my 15" Minilites will be going the same way as the 13"
> originals.
>
> https://m.facebook.com/dialog/feed/?app_id=126045934076200&
> name=Michelin+to+cut+500+jobs+in+Nova+Scotia+-+The+Globe+
> and+Mail&link=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-
> business/michelin-to-cut-500-jobs-at-nova-scotia-plant/
> article17196186/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=
> Referrer%3a+Social+Network+%2f+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+
> Web+Article+Links&picture=http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/2b4/
> report-on-business/article17196185.ece/ALTERNATES/w140/michelin-web.
> jpg&description=The+company+said+its+decision+is+a+
> response+to+a+continuing+shift+toward+larger+tires+in+
> the+North+American+car+tire+market&redirect_uri=http://m.
> theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/michelin-to-cut-500-
> jobs-at-nova-scotia-plant/article17196186/?service=
> mobile&display=touch&_rdr
>
>
> Dave in Nova Scotia
> B382000450
>
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