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What would be a good replacement? White wall width ? Two inch to what width? All my listings are 55 and up.
Thank you.
Geoffrey Coenen
Thank you.
Geoffrey Coenen
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Re: Tires for 1954
1954's came with several different OEM tires - US Royal, BF Goodrich Silvertown's, etc. I asked a former 53-55 team leader what tires to get a few years ago, and he recommended the B.F. Goodrich Silvertowns. 6.70x15, 2.5 inch whitewall (or thereabouts). Coker Tires sells them. They look nice, drive like reproduction bias ply tires, and only incurred the standard 10% deduct on judging.
If you want to drive your car a bit, and are willing to take a slightly bigger hit on judging, buy radial tires instead. I put Diamondback Radials on my 59. Huge difference in driveability. And they look great as well, with the 2.5 inch whitewall. Diamondback Supreme P205/75R15.
Russ
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Re: Tires for 1954
And here is a GM pic from 1954 that shows a US Royal Air Ride tire on a 54 Corvette. Also gives a nice view of what the underside should look like.
This pic came from a GM marketing campaign called "Fun on Wheels." You can get more info on the marketing campaign from the link below.
Russ
1954 Corvette Marketing Effort
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