One comment suggested misreading -- In the new standards, we accept both
bias-ply and radial tires for concours, without giving either one point
differences, without deduction as long as they are the correct original
narrow-width thread with tall sidewall size for the car -- 5.90x15 and 165x15.
We have a standard deduction for any other tire size, we deduct for a
non-matching spare, and we do not inspect cars with tires over 10 years old.
The reasoning is that safety is paramount -- old tires can delaminate without
warning, regardless of appearance, with life-threatening consequences -- and
beyond that we prefer to see concours cars with appearance as close to original
as possible with any part where the original brand is no longer available, and
we do believe that all new tires from standard sources in the original sizes
are safe and reliable for use in long-distance touring at highway speeds.
Gary Anderson
Los Altos, California
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