White Wall Tires

[Garry]

Here are some preliminary photos of the 2 1/2" White Wall Tires fitted to my car as were seen in the early advertisements.

[pagoden]

Oh Garry, that is *just*so*nice*.  I'm a sucker for blue anyway, but you must be so enjoying that beautiful vehicle - - already!   Many, many safe and happy miles to you.     Denny

[kampala]

Garry,

Wonderful ... these are serious whitewalls!  Gutsy move.  I like it. 

With hundreds of Tire Threads on this forum, what was your "tire nirvana" moment that made you want to pull the trigger on these?   Also, would you mind mentioning the brand?

Im enjoying following your restoration ... hope you are too.

[Garry]

Purchased the tires about four months ago when I decided that if I did not like them on the Pagoda, I needed new tires on the VW Kombi and that are the same size and the Kombi looks good in wide WW..

They are Coker Classic Radial imported from the USA.


Size            WW Width      Construction   Load Capacity   Tread Width   Section Width   Overall Diameter
195/75R14        2.25         Poly/Steel      1400@35 psi         5.48                 7.96                       25.51

They are very close to the original tire width and specs.

[Montreal V8]

   Garry.
   Very nice indeed. They seem to suit the blue better than the red in the brochure. I have the same brochure, which clearly shows the "apron" below the front bumper, that never made it in to production. I had mentioned this in a previous post.
  Cheers, Dale.

[Jonny B]

Garry, dandy, just plain dandy!! I would agree that they look better with the blue than the red.

[franjo_66]

Garry they look fantastic mate. They really suit your car particularly in blue

Welcome to the WW club !!
Out of interest, did you get these via John Cain in Newcastle.

[Garry]

Frank,

From Antique Tires Melbourne.

It is interesting that they didn't go through with the panel below the front.  A couple more adverts/and displays in 1963

[Hans2012]

This post may more properly belong in the What Have I Done to My Pagoda Today section , but....

I collected my car this morning after my mechanic installed 5 new Coker Phoenix whitewalls.  We replaced a set of similar Cokers that I felt had gotten too old to be safe at Texas freeway speeds.  At the same time, we added a new spare wheel and tire, as the car has the original spare tire that has never been on the ground.  (Any suggestions about how to best preserve the spare will be welcomed).  We powder coated the wheels, the chock, the bolt that holds the spare on, plus the "flower pot" fuel pump enclosure and a few other bits.

My mechanic tried to use later hubcap clips that are Teflon coated but they didn't work, so the powder-coated wheels now have a few scratches but the hubcaps are well secured. 

I have found that the Coker tires provide a good ride while looking correct and original for a 1971 car.

Regards to all.
John