John_S_in_Penna Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Some cars from the 1960's used whitewall patternsno longer made. Double and triple stripes were common. In a club newsletter, I saw an article recommendingCalli Tire for producing whitewalls in those old patterns.Evidently they are like Diamondback Classics, buttheir price is much more reasonable. Instead of $1000or $1200 a set, their prices were stated to be $460 fora set of 4 --not much more than for standard tires. Has anyone used them? What did you think?Is their quality good? Here's a link to the on-line article, which appeared in theJuly-August 2015 newsletter (page 14) of the Lake Shore Regionof the Lincoln and Continental Owners' Club: http://www.lcoc.org/documents/newsletters/lakeshore-20150708.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 great story. i kept all there info and will call them when i am ready for tires on my 63 grand prix when finished with paint. i hope they do 14 inch tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Very similar process to recapping. The video took me back to my days growing up in Dad's recap shop. I could even smell that hot rubber. Couldn't count all the whitewalls I buffed using a flexible shaft buffer with fine sand paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Here is a direct link to the video from the tire company website with a video of the process: http://www.callitw.com/ Interesting video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Is Calli's process the same as Diamondback Classics'? I've had dual-stripe tires from Diamondback Classicson my 1978 Lincoln for 9 years now, and they havebeen great. The only bad thing is the price, and it wouldbe good if Calli offers the same thing for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 One of the Olds boards discussed them a while back and consensus was Calli uses imported tires exclusively whereas DB uses an American-made tire if they can get it. I can't grumble much about Chinese tires. There's a set on the wagon now. They ride smoothly and quietly and with a little over 4K miles wear evenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 John_S_in_Penna,asked? Has anyone used them? What did you think? Is their quality good? Well anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 I had never heard of them before that article;I suspect other people haven't either. A good little-known source? If they are good,more cars of the late 1960's to early 1970'scould be sporting the correct tires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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