Mail order tyres for a 1962 car.

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Glasmann
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Mail order tyres for a 1962 car.

#1 Post by Glasmann »

I live on the IOM.

I need 5 tyres for a lightweight 1962 car. The car weighs 700kg / 1400lb, and has a 70mph maximum speed. It's original tyres were 5.20 x 12 tubed on 3.50x12 rims.

Can anyone suggest a good mail order company please?

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Longstone tyres might be worth a visit.
https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/
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5.20 x 12 crossplies are going to be very limited ... google search might help but Longstone will be a start .. but they ain't cheap!
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From your name I assume the car is a Goggomobil or something similar. Does it have to be crossply? I think radials of a similar size were used on BMC 1100s of that era.
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suffolkpete wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:28 pm From your name I assume the car is a Goggomobil or something similar. Does it have to be crossply? I think radials of a similar size were used on BMC 1100s of that era.
Some Mini's has 12" wheels as well .. and also getting hard to find ... :(
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