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Re: What's with Radial TA's?

I'm all for running original bias ply's if that's what the car came with when new. Although my 69 Pontiac Laurentian isn't a musclecar, it looks pretty damn good with the G70X15 Wide Oval redlines I put on it.
Teaser shot "sans center caps":
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...edlinerear.jpg
Now to put a 427 between the fender wells... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif
The emblems are already there!
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...s/HPIM0334.jpg
Todd

Re: What's with Radial TA's?

Jeff,
Thank you for the compliments. This summer I will own my Chevelle for twenty years. I am certainly concerned, when I have to replace my rear tires. I love the look with the two different sizes. I am really surprised that there isn't a company making Polyglas GT L60's. I would think there would be a strong demand for them.

Re: What's with Radial TA's?

Years ago, my Chevelle also had bias ply Pro-Trac tires with Centerline wheels. This was a popular look in the day. The car looks totally different with the original wheels back on.

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Re: What's with Radial TA's?

BFG Radial T/A'sere cheap in the late 70's-late 80's, and they wore like iron. When the public rediscovered Musclecars around 1983-1985, most Musclecars that were featured in magazines and books were wearing BFG Radial T/A's. There weren't too many alternatives back then for a white-lettered radial tire similar to the old 60's-70's style lettering. Goodyear stopped producing bias-ply small white letters, and went to those giant blocky white outline versions, very popular in the day. Their "high performance" radials were Wingfoots, with a thin white stripe, or those giant blocky white outline (or blackwall) Eagles. Firestone had their S/S Radial white letter tires, but that lettering was HUGE, and detracted from the car in my opinion.

The only alternative was the BFG Radial T/A, and they were very good tires. They rode great, wore like steel, but were slippery in a straight line. I think around 1983 or so, due to public demand, Goodyear began making Eagle ST radials, with small white letters and that "eagle head" logo.

By the way, Coker is now selling the old BFG Radial T/A, and yes, they're still cheap! Time for a resto mod, of a 60's Musclecar, the way it looked in the 80's.....

Would that be a retro-resto-mod? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

http://store.coker.com/catalog/BFGoo...p-1-c-449.html

Re: What's with Radial TA's?

Has anybody ever seen T/A Radials in G-60 and L-60 sizes? I have an nos set!! Ive never seen another set like them.

Re: What's with Radial TA's?

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Has anybody ever seen T/A Radials in G-60 and L-60 sizes? I have an nos set!! Ive never seen another set like them.

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Firestone, BF Goodrich and Goodyear combined don't have as many damn tires as you do....what you got a 50,000 sq.ft warehouse....???

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Re: What's with Radial TA's?

YES SIR! Also have L https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif60 polyglas and Firestones in stock!

Re: What's with Radial TA's?