Re: Tires for a 1939 Sedan 6-cyl

Posted by West Peterson On 2015/4/17 23:01:12

... except that radials do not have inner tubes, which results in a big difference.

I really don't understand the implication that there's a big difference in handling for prewar cars equipped with radial tires. I once thought that because the bias tires on my 1940 Packard are quite old and possibly of better manufacture. However, I recently put on about 1,000 miles in our 1940 Lincoln with relatively new tires, and never once thought the car needed radial tires so it could handle better ... 75mph on the freeway or 55mph on the side roads, it was all good.

All in all, I couldn't be more comfortable and confident while driving with bias ply tires. If I didn't drive my car(s) as much as I do (cross-country trips as opposed to crosstown trips), I wouldn't be extolling their virtues.