Well guys....being the purist that I am....I want to go with the
"original" look and tire size. I don't think modern tires come in the
correct heights like the original Dunlop Gold Seals or Michelin 'X's.
This is why everyone is going to a 14 or 15 inch wheel. Coker Tire
offers the reproduction tires from the original molds. In sense, they
are "new" old tires. The reason that I had a blow out was because I was
foolishly driving on a set of 38 year old Michelin tires. I think that
the repros from Coker ought to be good enough for the amount of driving
that I do with this car. I don't plan on racing or driving it everyday,
just the occasional car shows and a very nice day. - Ian
Marc James Small wrote:
>
> At 06:25 PM 5/26/99 EDT, Canisdog wrote:
> >Personally, I have never liked Michelin tires, there never last. I quit
> >buying them years ago. You should check out a different tire, Toyo, etc..
>
> Not last? I splutter. I have run al-but-every brand. The only tires I
> can consistently get 80,000 miles out of are Michelins. They don't handle
> as well as others, but, hey, they last.
>
> Toyos? You'll be suggesting Yokohama next.
>
> Marc
>
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-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Harrington Series 'A' B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Series 'B' BH9115930 OD LRX
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