Goodyear Bluestreaks

[Ken A.]

Re: Goodyear Bluestreaks

Joe, I would agree- and all of their tires were in the $300-$350 range, but, they were a little vague regarding warranty and guaranteeing them to balance. That tells me they are for a trailer queen only and not to be driven on the street.

[Rex T.]

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Thanks for all the kinds words.

No,.......................these tires were NEVER offered as original equipment for ANY production vehicle. Sorry Joe Lucia if I implied that, it was definitely not my intention. I just liked the looks of the tires so much that I bought a USED set of dry rotted originals a few years ago for a LOT more than 4 new repros cost now. I also know of a few collectors who have NOS sets for ridiculous money. That's why I approached Kelsey Trie about reproducing this beautiful (at least I think so) tire.

Hope some of you guys enjoy them as much as I have already. And yes, they do balance perfectly like any other repro tire and are definitely streetable and they DO get some attention.

And regarding the question about what color paint is on my wheels, there is NONE....................that is the color of real magnesium as it ages. It can be polished to a mirror finish, but will darken with age.

Thanks,
Rex

[Joe L.]

Re: Goodyear Bluestreaks

Thanks for all the kinds words.

No,.......................these tires were NEVER offered as original equipment for ANY production vehicle. Sorry Joe Lucia if I implied that, it was definitely not my intention. I just liked the looks of the tires so much that I bought a USED set of dry rotted originals a few years ago for a LOT more than 4 new repros cost now. I also know of a few collectors who have NOS sets for ridiculous money. That's why I approached Kelsey Trie about reproducing this beautiful (at least I think so) tire.

Hope some of you guys enjoy them as much as I have already. And yes, they do balance perfectly like any other repro tire and are definitely streetable and they DO get some attention.

And regarding the question about what color paint is on my wheels, there is NONE....................that is the color of real magnesium as it ages. It can be polished to a mirror finish, but will darken with age.

Thanks,
Rex

Rex------


You did not imply that these tires were ever originally used on a Corvette. I just wanted to be sure that no one figured that since they are now reproduced that meant they were originally used on a Corvette.

[Steven B.]

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In '65 I ordered a set of 7.75's GY Blue Streaks through my local jobber. There was a manufacturing problem with the white bleeding so my order was not filled. These repros look very good so maybe.

[Steve B.]

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That's the coolest tire in the history of earth...period!

I agree 100%

[John D.]

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If old JD had a quarter for every Blue Streak tire he had to unload from Dr. Blatchleys trailer for the Grady Davis 63 car he would be rich right now. Forgot to say I had to load them up again when the race was over. Was really run in all that mud as I recall.
Old Dr went thru a ton of Blue Streaks. I got all the grunt jobs, the filthy jobs when I was a kid going with Doc and the small team to a few races.
The Blue streaks didn't look pretty like the ones in the pics. We didn't value them at all back then .
Might buy a set myself to put them on my white 63, the LWC.
You see the Grady car was a white 63 too you know. Had rusty sidepipes on it that we all got burnt on.
Clem Zahrobsky will tell you that he still has scars from Docs sidepipes. I remember the day Doc rolled the 63 over at Connelsville airport and a bunch of us went over to try and tip it upright-or what was left of it.
Man that was a long time ago.

[Don H.]

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When I bought my '60 in 1974 it had been sitting for quite a while and had a set of these Goodyears on it. I put them back on it before winter (to save the Crager SS's from the elements). That winter I drove many miles for my job and these tires made it very interesting (with many thrills) in an Iowa winter. Don H.

[Duke W.]

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If old JD had a quarter for every Blue Streak tire he had to unload from Dr. Blatchleys trailer for the Grady Davis 63 car he would be rich right now. Forgot to say I had to load them up again when the race was over. Was really run in all that mud as I recall.
Old Dr went thru a ton of Blue Streaks. I got all the grunt jobs, the filthy jobs when I was a kid going with Doc and the small team to a few races.
The Blue streaks didn't look pretty like the ones in the pics. We didn't value them at all back then .
Might buy a set myself to put them on my white 63, the LWC.
You see the Grady car was a white 63 too you know. Had rusty sidepipes on it that we all got burnt on.
Clem Zahrobsky will tell you that he still has scars from Docs sidepipes. I remember the day Doc rolled the 63 over at Connelsville airport and a bunch of us went over to try and tip it upright-or what was left of it.
Man that was a long time ago.

You're talking about Goodyear Blue Streak Sports Car Special Racing tires - totally different animals.

The subject tire in this thread is a road tire that plays off the styling of the period racing tires. As previously stated, I don't think it was OE on any car during its production life - just an aftermarket replacement tire.

They probably drive/handle like any other 7.75-15, which is to say, not very good by today's standards.

If the price ends up in the $300/tire range, I certainly won't be interested, but then I have a set of original '63-'64 vintage 7.00-15 R4 Sports Car Specials that have the same styling features.

For less than this one could buy a set of currently available 5.50-15 vintage Blue Streak racing tires or the V-rated 215/70R-15 Avon CR6ZZ DOT legal racing tire and at least have some grip.

Duke

[Mark D.]

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I'm gonna buy a set to decorate the garage because they look so good. I don't even own a midyear. I might have to buy one...

[Steven B.]

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I'm gonna buy a set to decorate the garage because they look so good. I don't even own a midyear. I might have to buy one...

I am going to show my wife this post. She thinks I am the only one in the World who does stuff like this---and now maybe she won't think I need therapy for my car fettish (stroke a fender one time and---).

I had a friend who bought a a set of street Blue Streaks for his '66 Charger. That was a big car and I think the load range of the tires surpassed the performance on that thing.

[Michael J.]

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They do look great, even though they never made it on 'Vettes or anything else originally. My brother was manager of a Goodyear store back in 1966, and I had a '64 Dodge Polara 500 with a 426 street wedge and he gave me a discount on a set, sweet price and nice look. However, they had next to no traction, and could be shredded easily. But they also smoked easily, so were lots of fun to use for macho burnouts .

[Terry M.]

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I'm gonna buy a set to decorate the garage because they look so good. I don't even own a midyear. I might have to buy one...

I think they woulld look super on my 1970. They would look good on the Z06 too, but I do think fitment just might be an issue.

[George J.]

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Rex,
continuing what Duke was mentioning, can you verify what the construction is and what the speed rating is? Thanks, they are fantastic looking.

George

[Rex T.]

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Rex,
continuing what Duke was mentioning, can you verify what the construction is and what the speed rating is? Thanks, they are fantastic looking.

George

George, Your question is better addressed by the manufacturer, Kelsey Tire Co. Me attempting to answer your question would like me trying to answer a question about the internal designs of the new 2011 Corvette LS-9 supercharged engine................sorry, but waaaaaayyyyyy outa my league.
Rex

[Duke W.]

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Rex,
continuing what Duke was mentioning, can you verify what the construction is and what the speed rating is? Thanks, they are fantastic looking.

George

...speed rating on a reproduction two-ply bias tire from the sixties? You gotta be kidding!!!

One thing I can tell you is that DOT requires all currently manufactured road tires to be tested at design load/pressure at 85 MPH for about 30 minutes.

...makes you feel real safe, huh!

Duke