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yachtsmanbill · 05-28-2012, 12:50 PM

Hey Abbie.... yer in for the time of your life! I believe the only domestically made tires are by Firestone, maybe a brand from from Chile S.A. and the rest are almost exclusively made in VIET NAM of all places! (Irregardless of the brand name on the sidewall!). Typically, the the VN tires last 2 years or so even with ZERO miles. Poor rubber compounding. The UV sunlite is especially hard on them... they just crack to pieces.
I was very fortunate to get a nice set of older tires with a set of wire wheels, and also picked up 4 more oldies from a Model A with tubes. The "A" tires are perfect and probably 20 years old. I think I paid $400 from an ebay guy last winter... PLUS SHIPPING !!! Good hunting! ws

http://www.brattons.com/prodtype.asp...ck=yes&PT_ID=2

http://newstalgiawheel.com/classic_t...FalgTAodPnDqZQ

http://www.bobsantiqueautoparts.com/...iners.html?p=4

05-28-2012, 12:50 PM	#4
yachtsmanbill Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Two Rivers, Wi. Posts: 1,406	Re: tires Hey Abbie.... yer in for the time of your life! I believe the only domestically made tires are by Firestone, maybe a brand from from Chile S.A. and the rest are almost exclusively made in VIET NAM of all places! (Irregardless of the brand name on the sidewall!). Typically, the the VN tires last 2 years or so even with ZERO miles. Poor rubber compounding. The UV sunlite is especially hard on them... they just crack to pieces. I was very fortunate to get a nice set of older tires with a set of wire wheels, and also picked up 4 more oldies from a Model A with tubes. The "A" tires are perfect and probably 20 years old. I think I paid $400 from an ebay guy last winter... PLUS SHIPPING !!! Good hunting! ws http://www.brattons.com/prodtype.asp...ck=yes&PT_ID=2 http://newstalgiawheel.com/classic_t...FalgTAodPnDqZQ http://www.bobsantiqueautoparts.com/...iners.html?p=4 __________________ " Warning; the following contains content that the anal retentive may find offensive - please skip on to the next posting!"