In a message dated 10/10/00 10:14:53 AM, jesserobinson2@hotmail.com writes:
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I know the editor is out there, I'm not knocking the magazine. In fact, I
loved it. I will continue to buy it, but what happened? Sounds like you
where promoting the four suppliers who pay to advertise in your magazine
rather than help out the guy who would like to just buy some tires for his
non-show/racing car. >>
Sorry to disappoint you regarding the coverage on the MGBs. The article
certainly was based on the interviews I did with the specialists who supply
tires to most of the vintage car market (wasn't intended to be promotional,
but they're the ones who make a business of supplying the market and deserve
credit for what they do). Their comments, boiled down, were that they don't
worry much about MGBs since there are so many very inexpensive tires on the
market -- The Tire Rack, and so forth -- from which appropriate tires can be
purchased to fit the original wheels. Assume that you mean by
"non-show/racing" that you're not excessively worried about appearance or
performance so you're in a good position.
For any of you MGB specialists out there, is there any reason Jesse couldn't
just drive over to his local big-box tire supplier and buy a set of 14-inch
radials (165, 175, or 185 x 70 or 60) and have them mounted on his MGB?
I'll look forward to any additional info, and will be happy to publish it in
the next issue. Didn't want to give you MGB drivers short rations but it
seemed to me you were in a pretty enviable position relative to the guys who
still have to try to find 15-inch or 16-inch tires for their vintage
machinery.
Cheers
Gary Anderson
Editor, British Car Magazine
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