It is interesting to me that you based your decision on the "highness" and "perkiness" of the tires. Back in 1959, when my Dad was looking for a new set of whitewall tires for his '48 T&C Convertible 8, he spent extra time and money to obtain a set of what was at the time called "Low Profile" tires. I believe that he bought a new set of U.S. Royal's that said that on the side wall. Back then, that was the desired look. As I recall, my mother's '60 Imperial also had an expensive set of tires called Double Eagle put out by Goodyear. They combined the Low Profile look along with the safety of "Captive Air" inner-tire liners that prevented flats and blow outs. I wouldn't be suprisied if the '61 Imperial also had "Low Profile" tires on it when new. Things had changed a lot for tires between 1956 and 1961. Paul In an email dated Sat, 11 12 2004 3:51:41 am GMT, alacaria@xxxxxxxxx writes: >Hey; > >Everyone, I ordered coker bias ply tires. The reason I did is that I have >coker bias on my 56 and it drives fine. The reason I chose the bias is that >in the postings someone said the bias tires stand taller and firmer and >give the car a better look. When I thought about it I thought of the times >my 56 was at a car show and that is one of the things that stood out to me >was the highness or perkiness of the tires and I thought the radials would >not give it the look I liked. Thanks for the postings responses it helped >me decide. > >Anthnoy > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm