<VV> tires is the end

[Ron]

And there's the hope that if enough demand shows up, some smaller maker will 
run off a few thousand.  Clark's has the most leverage on this.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mark at noakes.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> tires is the end


> The restoration/reproduction types have picked up on the 185/80R13s;
> you'll be able to get them for the foreseeable future. You just won't be
> able to buy them at Corvair prices but paying more for tires is still
> cheaper than new wheels and tires...even though going to 14s or 15s is
> pretty easy to do and what I did.
>
> Coker Tire (whitewall only?)
> Diamond Back Classic Radials (you can special order blackwall only...or
> two whitewall widths)
> Vredestein (EU equivalent of 725-13 so slightly bigger than stock for LM
> Corvair, blackwall and two widths of whitewall...used to be carried by
> Diamond Back, now by Coker...have to ask specifically for them)
>
> I talked directly to both Diamond Back and Vredestein about the
> 185/80R13 issue.
>
> Of course the repro vendors carry an even wider range of 14/15 inch tires.
>
> Mark N
>
>
> On 1/2/12 10:41 PM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:
>> Offhand I'd say you should be able to get a set of used 14 or 15" wheels 
>> for around $100 - $200.  Given how much longer tires last nowadays, that 
>> doesn't seem to me to be a real showstopper.  It probably does mean the 
>> end of walking into a tire store and saying "I need tires for a Corvair", 
>> but that's about it.
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
>> On Jan 2, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Vairdad at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> thanks to all who suggested 14 inch tires. but my concern is not today 
>>> but
>>> 8 to 10 years down the road, maybe sooner. i have good tires on both 
>>> cars
>>> and 4  good used tires under the house. my beautiful gold 64 convertible 
>>> has
>>> mini  mag lite wheels that i love, my beautiful blue 64 coupe has wire
>>> spinners. even  if there will still be 14 inch tires and wheels in a few 
>>> years
>>> and i could get  14 1nch mag wheels and 14 inch wire wheel covers not 
>>> sure i
>>> could afford  them. the tire people around here say 14 inch is going the 
>>> way
>>> of 13 inch tires.  i still believe this is almost the end of our 
>>> corvairs,
>>> at least slow down our  driving on a daily basis.
>>> garland
>>
>
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