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Mark,
Although I have not spoken with anyone about them,
I did check Hemmings and in the back Lucas Automotive carries a triple stripe
tire in the correct size (9.15x15) for my Imperial. They are made by
General Tire. Coker offers a B.F. Goodrich triple stripe bias ply but the
largest it comes in (that I can see from their ad) is 9.00x15. I
haven't checked with them either. As I said, I've been toying with the
idea of eventually replacing the Broadway Classics on the Imperial with the
tires that it came with when new. I don't know if either of the above
mentioned tires are the actual triple stripe design that Imperial used back in
the '60's. Cadillac also used a triple stripe tire on their '66
cars. The stripe pattern is a little different from the stripes on the
Imperial's tires.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 7:12
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Kicking tires on a
Saturday afternoon!
Greg,
Have you found a source for the triple stripe
tires???
Mark
On Saturday, December 20, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Greg
and Russell wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I have
run a set of the Broadway Classics on my '66 Eldorado since late '95 and
have been most pleased with them. I have hardly worn off much of the
tread. The white wall width is 1.23 inches (from the literature I
received at the tire store). I did experience a little yellowing of
the white wall at first but I think that was due to the cars being started
and being allowed to run inside the shop. The fumes may have
contributed to the yellowing. I clean the whitewalls with carb.
cleaner sprayed on a shop cloth and they are as white as the driven snow
now! I also have the same set on my '65 Crown convertible (away
at 'finishing' school) and look forward to running the heck out of them when
the car is back in my possession. I have toyed with the idea of
replacing the Broadways on the Crown with triple stripe bias plies.
I've had the front end completely rebuilt so it should handle nicely
with them on the car. I do know the car should look better
with the bias plies on it. It will sit correctly and not appear as
dumpy and squatty as it does now with the radials. I guess that is
because the bias plies make the car sit higher. I replaced the
radials on my '63 T-bird with bias plies and the car doesn't even look the
same. It looks like the cars in the vintage ads I have!
Greg
McDonnell
Mobile,
AL
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