[Tigers] Radial versus bias ply

[JAMES ARMSTRONG]

Thanks Dan. I put a set of Michelin X on my Sunbeam when I first got it, but I don’t remember What it was like when I first got it. I bought the car used in 1976 it was first registered in my state in 1967. I remember going inordinately fast on a Sunday morning on route 128 in Massachusetts very early in the morning indicated on the speedometer at 125. We were young then!!!

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> On Jul 31, 2022, at 5:23 PM, Dan Cordray <dcordray82 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> To answer your basic question ("What was it like..."), in 1966 I was given a used (but still good) set of Michelin X tires (remember them?). I installed these in place of the original equipment Dunlop SP tires (1965 Mk1). I was amazed at the difference these made in the overall enjoyment of the car. Handled better; rode better; better mileage; etc. etc. It was a revelation to a person who was still very early in his automotive journey.
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> Dan Cordray
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> From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of JAMES ARMSTRONG via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
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> I know it’s been a long time ago, but does anybody remember the difference between switching from bias ply to radial tires? It’s pretty much an academic question I know, because everybody’s running radials, but I was wondering what it was like to drive a Sunbeam Tiger or Alpine on bias ply tires.
> Jim Armstrong
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