<VV>Tirez (no Corvair)

[Bryan Blackwell]

The TRX tires were made by Michelin, and I believe the wheel/tire 
design was theirs.  Mom had a set on her '83 Mustang GT, I think they 
were only available in '83 and '84.  Goodyear made a replacement in the 
same size for a while for the GT owners since the Michelins were really 
pricey.  We bought a set of new take off "phonedial" wheels with 
Goodyear gatorbacks from Saleen when they wore out.  Those Michelins 
were scary in the rain, turned me off the brand, and likely contributed 
to the fact that the TRX design never went anywhere.

--Bryan

On Jan 11, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Frank DuVal wrote:

> Memory very bad, but wasn't the TRX tire the one with the non inch 
> wheel diameter, like 390 cm? Also used on Peugeot 505 series cars. 
> There was no cheap inch (14, 15, etc) replacement without buying new 
> wheels. 1984 is the year for Mustangs and 505's that I hazilly recall.
>
> Frank DuVal