[DeTomaso] 305/50/15 tires
Jeff Detrich
jjdetrich at gmail.com
Thu Jul 26 22:43:55 EDT 2012
We'd still need 245/50 R15 Euro TAs.
Jeff
6559
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 7:24 PM, B. Seib <oldwheel at shaw.ca> wrote:
> http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-and-c2-corvettes/2851510-good-news-i-have
> -a-source-for-the-bfg-305-50-15-the-bad-news.html
>
> I found this on a Corvette forum. Wonder if/what happened with this? Maybe
> we already discussed it?
>
> Barry
>
>
> =======================================
> 06-08-2011, 07:03 PM
>
> So it may be a long shot, but with the Cobra, GT 40, Grand Sport Corvette,
> plus numerous other vintage cars that run 15 inch wheels could benefit from
> these ties.
>
> Here is the proposed letter (Please read and correct or help reword, (I'm
> really tired at the moment)
>
> =======================================
> To Fellow Vintage Car Drivers:
>
> Many of us who drive older Race Cars, Replicas, and Hot Rods, are losing
> choices in the tires that are available for our cars that use 15 inch tires.
>
> One specific tire that comes to mind are the BFGoodrich Euro T/A's, in the
> 305/50/15 size. These are "H" Rated, and 28 inches tall. They fit on wheels
> in the 10 inch wide size approximately.
>
> Apparently these were discontinued 7 or 8 years ago by BFGoodrich. They are
> still sought after as NOS, or even used on ebay and Craig's list.
>
> I spoke with a gentleman named, "Eric", at, "Coker Tires", and he mentioned
> that:
>
> 1) They bought the Molds for these tires
>
> 2) These are set up in their computers for sell at $156.00 each
>
> 3) They would like an initial run of about 750 sets if possible.
>
> Coker Tire's phone number is, 1 (877) 403-7956, and their website is,
> www.cokertire.com. If you have some interest in buying some of these tries
> if they were produced, please contact them and let them know. I don't know
> if there is a possibility to have a list created of people waiting in line
> to buy a sets, but at least initially, if you can contact them and leave
> your email address so if there was sufficient demand they could send out a
> mass mailing to us with the purchasing information.
>
> Feel free to comment about this especially if you have some ideas how to
> make achieving this possibility easier.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you, and further, I look forward to having
> you email "Eric", or the VP of Marketing or any manager that could be in a
> position of decision making, of Coker directly.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ty O'Neal
>
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> ---
> michael frazier red3644 at hotmail.com
> Thu Jul 26 15:02:46 CDT 2012
>
> I talked to a B F Goodrich tech years ago about the Euro T/As and
> specifically about the 305s we all use on the 10 inch Campys.
> He talked about this extra ply on the Euro tires and that the 305s were even
> more resilient...in other words, great tires far exceeding specs.
> He mentioned a mark on the side wall indicating this but I don't recall what
> it was and I don't have one in front of me to jog a week memory.
> Wish those tires were still available for those running 10" Campys.
>
>
>
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