Hello all,
I received the following photos from a fellow member down under. The photos are of the BFG Silvertown 7.75-15 4-Ply bias ply tires on the restored '66 he bought and brought over from the States in December of 2004. All five tires on the car are the same, in excellent shape, and mounted on the original Kelsey Hayes wheels.
What do you all make of the DOT markings, and more specifically, the date code? Since a date code of "7254" doesn't make sense, the only logical interpretation appears to be that the "7" is part of the "C2F7" code, leaving the date code as the three-digit "254," hence the 25th week of 1974, 1984, or 1994. Or is there some other interpretation?
Also, based on construction, tread, and sidewall appearance, are these, in fact, repros, or are they DOT-era originals?
And two additional points of trivia:
When did OEM manufacturers like BFG stop making these types of tires?
When were repros of these and similar tires first produced by Coker, etc.?
Thanks.
Louis
I received the following photos from a fellow member down under. The photos are of the BFG Silvertown 7.75-15 4-Ply bias ply tires on the restored '66 he bought and brought over from the States in December of 2004. All five tires on the car are the same, in excellent shape, and mounted on the original Kelsey Hayes wheels.
What do you all make of the DOT markings, and more specifically, the date code? Since a date code of "7254" doesn't make sense, the only logical interpretation appears to be that the "7" is part of the "C2F7" code, leaving the date code as the three-digit "254," hence the 25th week of 1974, 1984, or 1994. Or is there some other interpretation?
Also, based on construction, tread, and sidewall appearance, are these, in fact, repros, or are they DOT-era originals?
And two additional points of trivia:
When did OEM manufacturers like BFG stop making these types of tires?
When were repros of these and similar tires first produced by Coker, etc.?
Thanks.
Louis
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