Re: Radials or Bias ply????

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/1/21 10:38:39

GT? Do you mean GY (GoodYear)? I've had mine on the car about 8 years, +/-. I like the appearance of them very much, especially the traditional GoodYear sculpted pattern and script in the whitewall (I'll take a photo if you're interested), and a more-or-less correct width whitewall (though 1" narrow whites were available in 1956, just barely, and are shown in a few Packard factory photos.) If the tires have a negative, it's that the tread pattern is an agressive one and they are not as silent as the bias-ply tires were, mostly noticeable at low speeds.

PS - I do very much agree with Randy that today's bias-ply collector car tires are NOT comparable to the best of bias-ply tires made by the major makers in the heyday.