Cracked leather should be standard equipment for any of us (we're all
cracked anyway, or we'd be spending our time and money on something more
worth while - like wine, women or song).
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Miller <kdmiller@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 4:12 PM
Subject: IML: Firestone 721 tires
> I am getting my 61 convertible ready for the Cascade Loop this weekend.
As
> expected, problems start rearing their ugly little heads. This time it
was
> a bad tire. I have some funny old Armstrong tires on the car that have a
> 1-inch whitewall. I tried to find a replacement of some sort but 1"
> whitewalls are pretty tough to find without going the mail-order route (no
> time for that!).
>
> Out of desperation, I stopped by a small tire store here in Portland and
> the guy said he could produce four Firestone 721s within an hour. I
picked
> up the car a few hours later with the new tires for a total cost of $368.
> Wow, that extra 1/4 inch really looks good on that 61! The tires seem to
> feel good and ride as smooth as can be.
>
> Now if I can just replace my cracked leather interior by this weekend.....
>
> Ken Miller
> 61 convert (and a very jealous 67 convert waiting in the garage)
>
>
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