[Healeys] Fw: Concours Wheels Wanted BJ8

[Rich C]

Hello all,


 Brand new Dunlop Roadspeed RS5's are quite readily available from Dunlop
 Vintage Tire in the U.K. I just ordered in a set of 5 for a customer and
 purchased them through their Canadian agent, Britain West Motorsport,
 Brantford, Ontario, Canada. c/o David Clubine
 E-mail Address(es):
  dclubine at sentex.net

 They are quite expensive but I suppose it all relates to what you want in a
 restoration. These tires were the best you could buy in a high performance
 tire when our cars were new. Technically the RS5 replaced the earlier
 Roadspeed about 1960. The earlier Roadspeed is not available today as far 
as
 I know. I truly wish it was.
 Other nice points to consider, the car will sit up properly, the tire will
 fill the wheel arch as originally intended, and ground clearance is
 improved. Somehow they just look "right" for the car.
 On the negative side (sort of) the feel of the bias ply tires is totally
 different to that of a radial. Almost everybody drove on bias plies before
 the early 70's. How soon we forget. Have some fun and feel how Healeys
 handled when they were new!

 Another source in the USA is here:
 http://www.universaltire.com/cart.php?target=product&product_id=24740&category_id=319 Rich Chrysler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Stromquist" <dan at warner-associates.com> To: "Healey List Emails" <healeys at autox.team.net> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [Healeys] Concours Wheels Wanted BJ8 Thanks Rich.  I see old tires available here and there (including Dunlop RS5s) that meet the concours standards but are just not safe due to their age.  Now, if I just wanted to get the rating I guess I could buy these, put them on restored wire rims, and trailer my car to events.  I don't think that makes sense.  Whatever I do it will need to be safe and that eliminates all the older tires-unfortunately.  If by chance someone did have a great set of 5 rims with safe tires mounted, I am very interested.  I am more likely to buy new tires and mount them.  All ideas are welcomed including advice on how to restore old original wires. Regards, Daniel A Stromquist