<VV> Bias Ply Tires

[tim mahler]

CORSA Concours rules permit radials in the stock classes,  including fatcory 
stock original., factory stock restored and street stock.

street stock allows for additional safety or streetable mods.  like battery 
may be any type battery.

I like my modifieds (Fitch Sprints)   so am not eligible for these factory 
classes.  I find it interetsing how factory stock people like factory stock. 
A F**d person in another car club was aghast that all the work done on a 
vehicle at a show was spoiled by the non factory (delco) battery.  I could 
only shrug.  Have a "new" Texeco replacement battery on my display case in 
the garage.  interesting look, but not factory.

It is a interesting exercise to take a car to factory appearance.  far more 
difficult than a restored modified car.  It is also nice to have those bench 
marks.

tim mahler
in the illinois snow fields

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Smitty Smith" <vairologist at verizon.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 10:20 AM
Subject: <VV> Bias Ply Tires


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> From: "Secular"
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> I'm just curious...being that meticulous about stock
> is he using BIAS-PLY tires?
> Tony I.
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>  Smitty Says:  The dogged and ridiculous dedication to originality in 
> tires by AACA has kept me from even entering any of their judged events. 
> It is also a requirement of pure stock in our Corvair community.  If I 
> were a rule maker I would deduct points for any car that shows in concours 
> with bias ply tires unless it arrived in a trailer.  It is stupid that the 
> defenders and protectors of vintage cars promote the use of tires that 
> dangerous.  We didn't know any better in the 60s but we do now.
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