Re: Getting new tires on a 34

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2008/8/19 8:24:58

A good friend of mine regularly drives his '50 Chevrolet about 2000 miles a year on the set of bias ply tires that were on my Packard to various out of town car shows on some very remote and poorly maintained highways. I have followed him and he usually maintains 60mph most of the time. The engine in his car is the original "Stovebolt" 216 CID, (built between 1937-1953) which has babbitt bearings and low pressure oiling. At idle the oil pressure gauge shows less than 5 psi and at highway speed it sits at about 15psi. The engine does sound like it has loose rod bearings and they sure do pound going up hills but it hasn't let him down yet! It is not a car I feel safe riding in but it suits him just fine it seems.