> Subject: Re: Tire source for 165R14 (73 MGB, Rostyle)
>
> In message <Pine.3.89.9409191321.B24602-0100000@bcmp.med.harvard.edu> Agustin
>de
> la Calle writes:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 19 Sep 1994, TeriAnn Wakeman wrote:
> > >
> > > My solution is tho change over to 15 inch wheels. It will then take the
> > > same
> > > size tyre that the VW bug takes.
> >
> > The VW bug doesn't use 15" wheels. I once saw a prototype that was made
> > in Wolfburg for the Sahara that had huge wheels on an elevated suspension.
> > They were 14" wheels.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Agustin
>
> Nice try but I owned a '63 VW bug and was associated with two VW transporters
> back when.
>
> The stock VW bug had 15 inch rims.
>
I just ran out and looked at my sons Beetle and it has
185SR 15s on it. As I recal from all of the VWs that I had,
they came with 560X15. I dont think that they ever had
a 14" on them.
paul
>
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