<VV> Good News on 13 Inch Tires! (Sort Of)

[Mark Durham]

Thanks Ken, please do. I will purchase a set and seal them up when they
become available.
Mark Durham

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Ken Maxwell <kobramax at insightbb.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys!
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> I work for a large tire distributor here in Louisville. I talked to our
> Firestone rep when he was in the other day and asked him to see if he could
> find out what the situation was on the P185/80R13 Firestone FR380 tires
> that
> no longer seem to be available. He checked and says that the molds have not
> been destroyed and that they currently have 5,800 tires in this size on
> factory backorder. The tires are built in Costa Rica. He said that there is
> no scheduled production date for this size at this time (5,800 tires is a
> relatively small amount) and he feels it could be several months at least
> before they are scheduled. Nevertheless, this does offer us some hope for
> those who need 13 inch tires. I will let the list know if and when these
> tires are scheduled to be produced again.
>
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>
> Ken Maxwell
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> Louisville, KY
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> 67 Monza Sedan
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> 65 Corsa Coupe
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