Guest Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 I have a '40 Limited model 81 and I am going to be purchasing new tires soon. I drive the car quite a bit and sometimes on long trips. Can anyone suggest a good wide white tire brand? I want something that will be good on the road, good ride & durability. The current radials with wide whites look too fake for a '40's car to me. The car currently has Martin tires on it. As far as I know, they went out of business in the Sixties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our51super Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 The first place I would try is Coker (www.coker.com). <P>2. <A HREF="http://www.universaltire.com" TARGET=_blank>www.universaltire.com</A> <P>3. <A HREF="http://www.widewhitewalltires.com" TARGET=_blank>www.widewhitewalltires.com</A> <P>I got ours from number 3 above and I regret not spending a little more for the Cokers. They are just manufactured better.<P>I'm sure there are more vendors, I just don't have more info with me. Also try looking at the last couple of pages in a Hemmings Motor News magazine.<P>Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our51super Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 Sorry, the link didn't come out right.<P>Coker Tires: <A HREF="http://www.coker.com" TARGET=_blank>www.coker.com</A> <P>Also, I noticed that Universal Tire sells Cokers so I'm not sure how much good that link will do you. If you drive the car quite a bit I would definately go for the Coker Wide White Wall Radials (2 7/8").<P>Hope this helps, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickNut Posted March 5, 2002 Share Posted March 5, 2002 Some years ago I came across a company called "Antique Auto" (I think that was the name...) that sold Kelly Springfield wide white radials. Has anybody ever tried Kelly WW ? I've used their regular tires and have found them to be very reasonably priced, normal wearing, and depending upon the model - ok to very good performers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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