> If memory serves me correctly, these were Firestone tires. They were narrow white wall on one side and narrow red line on the other. Someone makes the Firestone Wide Oval in a reproduction radial. Hope this helps. Lee Mathias > From: "Ronald Robertson" <ronald.robertson@sympatico.ca> > Date: 2005/03/22 Tue PM 05:38:28 EST > To: "Shelby Mustang" <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> > Subject: 1969 Mustang GT > > A question about tires. Our 1969 Mustang came with F70x14 Belted Wide Oval Tires, white sidewalls. The codes on the build sheet, as far as I can decipher, are as follows: > F70x14, 2 ply, type A, color W, code F. Any idea what make these would have been from the information given? I am assuming the F70x14 translates into the P metric size P205-70R14 Is this correct? > Would like to go with whitewalls but in the radial style since the car will be in the MCA driven concours division. > Any and all help appreciated. > Ron >
Thanks Lee. That is a great help. I tried Coker Tre on line, but their website is sort of like telephone tag - press 1 for, press 2 for ......and you never end up with what you need. Anyhow, your reply is a start and I appreciate it. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <lmathias@bellsouth.net> To: "Ronald Robertson" <ronald.robertson@sympatico.ca>; "Shelby Mustang" <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: Re: 1969 Mustang GT > >> If memory serves me correctly, these were Firestone tires. They were >> narrow white wall on one side and narrow red line on the other. Someone >> makes the Firestone Wide Oval in a reproduction radial. Hope this helps. >> Lee Mathias > > >> From: "Ronald Robertson" <ronald.robertson@sympatico.ca> >> Date: 2005/03/22 Tue PM 05:38:28 EST >> To: "Shelby Mustang" <shelbymustang@carmemories.com> >> Subject: 1969 Mustang GT >> >> A question about tires. Our 1969 Mustang came with F70x14 Belted Wide >> Oval Tires, white sidewalls. The codes on the build sheet, as far as I >> can decipher, are as follows: >> F70x14, 2 ply, type A, color W, code F. Any idea what make these would >> have been from the information given? I am assuming the F70x14 translates >> into the P metric size P205-70R14 Is this correct? >> Would like to go with whitewalls but in the radial style since the car >> will be in the MCA driven concours division. >> Any and all help appreciated. >> Ron >> > >
