Kicking tires on a Saturday afternoon!

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

I think that was the "Custom Power Cushion". I used to have those on a 63.

John

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Hi Guys!

The triple band white wall used in '66 was a Goodyear tire. I used to know the name of it. For a long time I had one in the trunk of one of my cars. It may have been called Goodyear Power Cushion. I'll have to think about it and maybe I will remember if that is correct.

The dual stripe tires used on many '69 Imperials (one thick band and one thin band around the outside of it) were mostly Firestones. Many '69's came with Michelin Radials. I think that they may have been installed at the dealer.

Paul

In a message dated 12/20/2003 10:29:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, 65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>  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
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> From: Mark McDonald
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> Greg,
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> Have you found a source for the triple stripe tires???
>
> Mark
>
> On Saturday, December 20, 2003, at 03:59 PM, Greg and Russell wrote:
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> 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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