<VV> Corvair and other Collector Car Tires

[Vukas, Robert]

The tire purchasing for our collector cars becomes more difficult as
time passes. My Corvair had Diamondback tires for the first 8 years and
when sold it had Hankook H714, the same tire that Clark's is offering.
These were very good tires in my opinion for ride, braking and handling,
and were whitewalls. My Impala will soon have Hankook Mileage Plus II
H725 tires, highly rated by Consumer Reports, and they come in a
whitewall too.  My '57 Chevy has the Goodyear WWW Radial offered by
Kelsey tire. We may all soon be at the mercy of Coker, Kelsey and
Diamondback. Check the sites listed below
<http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/tires-auto-parts/tires/tire-sor
ter-cars/ratings/latest-ratings/index.htm#4> 

 

Tires Easy

 

http://www.tires-easy.com/start.html

 

They show Hankook and Firestone in 185/80/13, Firestone and Milestar in
the 175/80/13.

 

Online Tires

 

http://www.onlinetires.com/

 

They show Firestone, Hankook and Maxxis in 185/80/13, Firestone, Maxxis
and Toyo in 175/80/13. 

 

Goodyear offers Republic and Kelly tires in these sizes. 

 

Mastercraft and Dean are Cooper tires that can still be found in these
sizes. 

 

Check out http://www.1stoptireshop.com/, for further tire guidance. 

Bob Vukas

bowtieguy at cox.net

'57 Bel Air Townsman

'70 Impala Sedan