I spoke to a guy from M&H at length today and he was very candid with me regarding tires. First off, all of their drag slicks are made in the same molds they made them in 40/50 years ago where nothing has changed except for the rubber compounds. Same old sidewall, same old lettering schemes. The early ones guys used to have with small letters were only made for dragsters and they haven't made those in years, but all other lettering on slicks are the same as they were in the 60's, 70's and 80's.
The
Non DOT 9.0-27-15 slick will
fit an 8" wheel nicely and has an 11.10 section wall and 9.0 tread width at 10psi. These are as classic 2 ply design.
The 28-12.5-15 Wrinkle Wall Cheaters are DOT
for use on 10" rims and were designed so a guy could mount & fill them to 40lbs, drive to the track, lower to 10lbs and run the car all day. Fill them back to 40lbs, drive the car home and take them off. He said they'd flat spot if guys would leave them on the car and are only a 3 ply sidewall.
The J60-15 is a classic muscle car DOT tire with a more modern tread pattern, and like the above cheaters are not intended to be left on the car for long periods w/o flat spotting. They are modern compound 27" rubber with a 10.7" section width and an 8.0" tire width
for use on 7" wheels.
Front runners are also available DOT Certified in various sizes. Any of their tires can also be ordered
without white lettering where they simply don't paint them. I asked about their old tread designs from the 70's & 80's street tires and although they do still have the molds, the tires are no longer made. The old L60 and N50 design could be run again if the market came back, but he added that no custom runs will ever be done w/o a minimum of 300 pairs ordered and all funding up front. That also holds true for any of the old pie cut designs where they still have the molds.
One last thing he mentioned was to beware the recaps that are being flogged on eBay and look like old profile slicks and cheaters. A lot of guys are buying them and they are dangerous to run. He said to check on others brands including Coker as he was thinking they also offered a vintage looking recap but could not say for sure. Buyer beware is what he said outside of the major brands so do your homework ahead of time.
Hope that helps.