How does the currently availble reproduction BF Goodrich WW tire compare to the Goodyear for judging purposes?
Thank you,
Randy
Thank you,
Randy
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
it gets the standard deduct outlined in judging reference manual -
Re: 67 repro tire judging.
In case you don't have a reference manual, that's a 10% originality deduct ( you lose 3 of the 30 available points).Mike
1965 Black Ext / Silver Int. Coupe, L84 Duntov, French Lick, 2023 - Triple Diamond
1965 Red Ext / White & Red Int. Conv. - 327/250 AC Regional Top Flight.Comment
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
Is there a reproduction tire that does not take a deduction.
thanks
NealComment
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
I don't think so, as there still are some other detectable differences on the tires I've seen.
The 3 point deduct is designed to be very small, to insure that cars aren't being driven with dangerous 40 or 50 year old tires, just to avoid a large deduction.
Take the 3 point deduct, find it somewhere else, its not worth the trouble.Last edited by Michael G.; December 2, 2011, 11:31 PM.Mike
1965 Black Ext / Silver Int. Coupe, L84 Duntov, French Lick, 2023 - Triple Diamond
1965 Red Ext / White & Red Int. Conv. - 327/250 AC Regional Top Flight.Comment
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
Who would you recommend as a good source for a reproduction redline tire for my 67?
NealComment
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
Try Coker Tires if you want to go radial. I used them for my '67 and they look great and handle well. Not sure about their redline bias ply tiresComment
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
Unless there has been a significant change in their production, Coker does not have the correct tire tread count. I found that Kelsey Tire http://www.kelseytire.com/home.html has the best reproduction tires overal in my research for '68's. I would think that would carryover to '67's too. Be sure to read your original tire requirements in the '67 TJM. No need to make an expensive mistake.
TerryTerry Buchanan
Webmaster / Secretary - Heart of Ohio Chapter www.ncrs.org/hoo
Corvettes Owned:
1977 Coupe
1968 Convertible 427/390 (L-36) Chapter Top Flight 2007, Regional Top Flight 2010, National Top Flight 2011
2003 Electron Blue Coupe
2019 Torch Red Grand Sport CoupeComment
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Re: 67 repro tire judging.
I think that the reproduction goodyear WW tire is closer to OEM than the BFG tire. All the repop BFGs do not have the 660 after the silvertown like originals do. If you want a redline tire then the coker firestone supersport is the way to go. They are still easy to detect from OEM but I truly believe that Goodyear never made a redline tire in 67 inspite of what the manual says.Comment
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