White Wall Tires

[Jon S]

I've read a lot of posts on this Board regarding white wall tires and the pro-Diamondback vs pro-Coker vs pro-Hankook, etc.

Well, I have to tell you I started my '58 up this morning, checked the air pressure since last September, took it for it's first ride this year and decided to clean the white walls which still looked very white.  All of the tires had dropped from 32 lbs to 30 lbs and upon cleaning them, there was minimal yellowing.  These are Coker B F Goodrich 235 x 75 x 15's I purchased in 2006.

To say I am impressed would be an understatement.  I am very impressed.  In addition to looking great (I think a tire's sidewall appearance and tread design is very important) they handle fantastically.

I just wanted to share my thoughts.  My previous tires were Uniroyal Radials purchased in 1976 which also performed extremely well.  Prior to that the car had U S Royal Safety 800's and Safety 8's which being bias ply's never handled as well as the radials.

[MY 59]

good feedback,
I struggled to choose with all of the differing opinions, but settled on Coker Classics
very happy with them, transformed the driving characteristics dramatically and the car feels great on the road
would buy them again without hesitation.
havent tried any others so cant comment, just feel Coker make a good product in my experience