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[Chappy]

Looking for as close as possble period correct tires for my 1980 Spitfire.  original tires are Uni-Royal Rallye 280 155 SR 13 Radials.  Only thing I have come accross is the Vredestein Sprint + Blackwall sold through Universal Tire co.  Its close just not as close as the last two cars I see on the Spitfire model Victoris British catalogs I had recently recieved.  Anyone know who owns those two Spits?  I have the original tires to make the comparison just curious to see if anyone has taken this task beyond Coker or Universal?

Enjoy the Summer!

Chappy

[herald948]

I'm not sure there's any point in "period correct" tires on a 1980 Spitfire unless your only goal is to score 400 points in a VTR Concours.  There are still a fair number of 155R13 tires available, although not in any sort of "performance" tire. Same goes for the arguably better replacement size 175/70R13: a bit wider but about the same diameter as the 155.

Likely as not, the cheapest currently available tire nowadays is at least as good a performer as the best tire of nearly 30 years ago!