Re: Tire Sizes
Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2018/4/29 9:24:18
I still cringe everytime I see one of those Lester whitewalls on a prewar car.
For many years going back to the 60s, we really had little choice other than Lesters for passenger car tires in sizes like 7:00-17, Lincoln Highway Tire (later to become Lester Tire) was the only game in town. I never much cared for the appearance, they were kind of a knock-off of the very highly regarded Martin tire, a too-wide in width whitewall, and a not-of-the-era tread pattern. That said, they were sized correctly as they fit easily into the metal sidemount covers and into the fender wells. And they were a very good road tire, I went thru 2 sets over 50 years with nary a problem.
Though they've been around for years, in sizes 17" thru 20" Bedford Famous Coach tires seem to suddenly become the rage, a nice of-the-era tread pattern, a whitewall width that approximately factory photo dimensions, and a properly sized tire.
Attach file:
(165.59 KB)
For many years going back to the 60s, we really had little choice other than Lesters for passenger car tires in sizes like 7:00-17, Lincoln Highway Tire (later to become Lester Tire) was the only game in town. I never much cared for the appearance, they were kind of a knock-off of the very highly regarded Martin tire, a too-wide in width whitewall, and a not-of-the-era tread pattern. That said, they were sized correctly as they fit easily into the metal sidemount covers and into the fender wells. And they were a very good road tire, I went thru 2 sets over 50 years with nary a problem.
Though they've been around for years, in sizes 17" thru 20" Bedford Famous Coach tires seem to suddenly become the rage, a nice of-the-era tread pattern, a whitewall width that approximately factory photo dimensions, and a properly sized tire.
Attach file:
(165.59 KB)
This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=202419