AJM Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 My name is AJM from Denmark. My car is a Cadillac Coupe Deville 1957. I want to buy new tires for my car. The tires I have on now is Allstate sears 8.00 - 15 hwite walls. I would like have the same on again, new ofcourse. Were can I buy them. I need 5 tires, one for the ekstra in the trunk 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Nice Cadillac. I hope by " the same " you are meaning the same size and in a white wall. Sears Allstate has been out of business for some time now. Edited March 24, 2022 by 1912Staver (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenie Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Coker tire has just what you want, and only $284 each. I can only imagine the shipping. Maybe you should plan a trip to Hershey 2022, and shove them in your luggage going home. Either way, your Allstate tires were most likely sold by Sears during the Eisenhower administration- so drive sparingly, and very slow, until you replace them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Welcome to the forum, Mr. AJM! Coker Tire, mentioned above, is a major source of tires for antique cars. Their website is: https://www.coker.com/ Another source is Universal Vintage Tire in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They are actually owned by Coker, but they operate somewhat independently: https://www.universaltire.com/ I do not know about shipping to Europe, but these companies could tell you. By the way, I have a 1957 Cadillac myself. It is a Fleetwood Sixty Special, in a rather unusual color combination for a Fleetwood: Edited March 24, 2022 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 There is also Lucas Tire: https://www.lucasclassictires.com/ who handle some of the same tires as Coker and Universal, but not always exactly the same tires. And there is Diamondback, who have radial tires available that look like bias ply tires, both blackwall and whitewall: https://dbtires.com/ Welcome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 3 hours ago, John_S_in_Penna said: Welcome to the forum, Mr. AJM! Coker Tire, mentioned above, is a major source of tires for antique cars. Their website is: https://www.coker.com/ Another source is Universal Vintage Tire in Hershey, Pennsylvania. They are actually owned by Coker, but they operate somewhat independently: https://www.universaltire.com/ I do not know about shipping to Europe, but these companies could tell you. By the way, I have a 1957 Cadillac myself. It is a Fleetwood Sixty Special, in a rather unusual color combination for a Fleetwood: Now that right there is one purty automobile..........Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Welcome from Texas, what a beautiful car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 Hi all. How du I answer individual to youre comments?:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 AJM, if you want to quote someone, go to that person's comment and click on "Quote." That person's comments will appear in your response. If the quote is too long, you can delete part of the quoted person's comments. Then, continuing, just type whatever you want to say. When you are finished, click on "Submit Reply." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 To 1912Staver. In Denmark we have for example 175 70 15. The first number is the with of the tire. the next number is the hight of the tire. the last number is the with of the rim. So what does 8.00 means? I am pretty sure that the 15 is the with of the rim- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: AJM, if you want to quote someone, go to that person's comment and click on "Quote." That person's comments will appear in your response. If the quote is too long, you can delete part of the quoted person's comments. Then, continuing, just type whatever you want to say. When you are finished, click on "Submit Reply." Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 4 hours ago, TexRiv_63 said: Welcome from Texas, what a beautiful car! Thank you very much, it only took me 37 years to afford it. All of youre car´s must had cost a fortune 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 8:31 PM, 1912Staver said: Nice Cadillac. I hope by " the same " you are meaning the same size and in a white wall. Sears Allstate has been out of business for some time now. In Denmark we have for example 175 70 15. The first number is the with of the tire. the next number is the hight of the tire. the last number is the with of the rim. So what does 8.00 means? I am pretty sure that the 15 is the with of the rim- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, AJM said: All of youre car´s must had cost a fortune 🙂 Thankfully, most American cars are quite affordable in America! It is definitely a middle-class hobby. American cars in Europe may be more expensive--I don't know. There is the cost to transport them; and the supply is smaller. When you see asking prices of American cars here, remember that those are not the SELLING prices. Many dealers ask double what a car is worth, or perhaps "only" 50% more. Some private parties overprice their cars too. In reality, you can get a nice antique car here for $10,000 to $20,000, and many car fans have more than one, or several. Edited March 25, 2022 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 The 800x15 tire designation is an older designation. It is used today for tires for older cars, but not for new cars. The number 15 refers to the diameter of the wheel in inches: 15 inches. Maybe someone else can tell what the 800 means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 15 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: The 800x15 tire designation is an older designation. It is used today for tires for older cars, but not for new cars. The number 15 refers to the diameter of the wheel in inches: 15 inches. Maybe someone else can tell what the 800 means. You´re right. It´s the diameter of the wheel in inches. We also uses inches in Denmark 175 mm 70 mm 15 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: Thankfully, most American cars are quite affordable in America! It is definitely a middle-class hobby. American cars in Europe may be more expensive--I don't know. There is the cost to transport them; and the supply is smaller. When you see asking prices of American cars here, remember that those are not the SELLING prices. Many dealers ask double what a car is worth, or perhaps "only" 50% more. Some private parties overprice their cars too. In reality, you can get a nice antique car here for $10,000 to $20,000, and many car fans have more than one, or several. I pay´d what wouldt be like 50000 dollars for my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 37 minutes ago, John_S_in_Penna said: The 800x15 tire designation is an older designation. It is used today for tires for older cars, but not for new cars. The number 15 refers to the diameter of the wheel in inches: 15 inches. Maybe someone else can tell what the 800 means. The 800 would be 8.00 inches the question is what the 8.00 inches is measuring. I believe it is the diagonal cross section of the tire since that is all that makes sense when I measure the 550x17 tires on my old car. I am guessing that most tires back then had a width to height ratio close to 1 to 1 so two numbers, as used nowadays, was not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, ply33 said: The 800 would be 8.00 inches the question is what the 8.00 inches is measuring. I believe it is the diagonal cross section of the tire since that is all that makes sense when I measure the 550x17 tires on my old car. I am guessing that most tires back then had a width to height ratio close to 1 to 1 so two numbers, as used nowadays, was not needed. That makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 I believe it was the tread width in inches, as now the first number is tread width but in mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJM Posted March 25, 2022 Author Share Posted March 25, 2022 10 minutes ago, bryankazmer said: I believe it was the tread width in inches, as now the first number is tread width but in mm Okay. so that 8.00 inches is around 205 mm. that makes even more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) 800, sometimes written as 8.00 is the section width in inches (8 inches). The section width is the widest part of the tire, measured on whatever rim width the tire was designed on. Section height, measured from the bead seat to the tread, can be either 100%, 90%, or 82% (sometimes 80%) of section height, depending on when the size was introduced. The 82%(80%) sizes were introduced in 1965, and in most cases the section width number ends in a "5", so we can rule that out. 8.00 x 100% = 8.00 (8.00 x 2) + 15 = 31 31 inch (787.4mm) tall tire with an 8 inch (203.2mm) section width or 8.00 x 90% = 7.20 (7.20 x 2) + 15 = 29.4 29.4 inch (746.8mm) tall tire with an 8 inch (203.2mm) section width I don't know which is right, I suspect 100%. It probably doesn't matter, because the tire manufacturers did not hold extremely close to the marked size in those days, and it is even worse in reproduction tires. I believe the large 15 inch sizes are some of the worst for size accuracy. The reproduction tire manufacturers publish actual measurements like modern manufacturers do, so it is possible to know what you are getting before you order it. Edited March 25, 2022 by Bloo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBob Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Beautiful Caddy, and glad to see someone overseas with it. The wealth of knowledge here is mind boggling. Very helpful people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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