 Like new tire and sport wheel-a spare that was never used, What should I do with this? |
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| reharvey |
 Dec 21 2012, 12:19 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States  |
This is the spare tire that came with my 74. It is in like new condition and I'm not sure what to do with it. The tire is almost 40 years old so it's not really usable. Would a show car guy want it because it's all original and could be displayed at a judged show? Was thinking of mounting a new tire on it and using it for a spare. What do you think I should do? Ray
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| billh1963 |
Dec 21 2012, 12:25 PM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,402 Joined: 28-March 11 From: South Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
Concours weenies will pay big bucks for that
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| Tom_T |
Dec 21 2012, 12:37 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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Ray,
Contact Steve G - smg914 by PM or email, as he has a partial set & was trying to collect a full set of SP57's for his Sahara Beige beauty at one point, but don't know if he still is. I was trying to get Dunlop to repop those great SP57's as part of their vintage tire line, but still need to get greater numbers from the other models & makes/marques which also mounted 165HR15 SP57's as OE, such as Alfas, BMW 2.8/3.0, 911/912/912E, etc. You may want to get another wheel to use as a spare with a new tire, as that star mag-style steelie looks to be in great condition too for a CW with a steelie wheeled car looking for a nice show one. So it may be salable too, either with the tire or separate. Post it in Parts & the question/offer to sell link to parts in the O&H forum too, as well as the other usual web commerce places for 914 stuff. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/santa_smiley.gif) |
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| FourBlades |
Dec 21 2012, 12:53 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,054 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States
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Do not separate the wheel and tire! Someone will really, really want that! John |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Dec 21 2012, 01:41 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
Acording to the tires code 373, the tire was made in the 37th month of 1993 so it is not original acording to a 20/20 show on old tires being sold as new!
Pelican Forum Link to 20/20 Report |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Dec 21 2012, 02:03 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Provenance aside, "dogbones" are the coolest looking tire, ever.
The Cap'n |
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| reharvey |
Dec 21 2012, 02:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Dec 21 2012, 02:41 PM)  Acording to the tires code 373, the tire was made in the 37th month of 1993 so it is not original acording to a 20/20 show on old tires being sold as new! Pelican Forum Link to 20/20 Report TireRack info says the tire was made the 37th week of 1973 |
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| SUNAB914 |
Dec 21 2012, 02:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 698 Joined: 29-December 08 From: Fredericksburg VA Member No.: 9,880 Region Association: South East States |
I think I sold the exact same thing from my car on ebay for around $100.00.
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| Tom_T |
Dec 21 2012, 02:37 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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"QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Dec 21 2012, 02:41 PM) *
Acording to the tires code 373, the tire was made in the 37th month of 1993 so it is not original acording to a 20/20 show on old tires being sold as new! Pelican Forum Link to 20/20 Report TireRack info says the tire was made the 37th week of 1973" There is NO possible way that tire was made in 93, cuz Dunlop had long since stopped making them back in the early `80's, maybe late `70's! I know, cuz I tried to find them back then, & several tire shops said they were NLA. More likely it's an older tire mfgr date code for 3/73 or 3rd week 73, and you won't find that code online at Tire Rack, but if you called Lucas Tire in Long Beach CA or OH, they can probably confirm my recollection of the DOT Tire code meaning back in the 70's. |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Dec 21 2012, 02:48 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE(Tom_T @ Dec 21 2012, 12:37 PM) "QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Dec 21 2012, 02:41 PM) * Acording to the tires code 373, the tire was made in the 37th month of 1993 so it is not original acording to a 20/20 show on old tires being sold as new! Pelican Forum Link to 20/20 Report TireRack info says the tire was made the 37th week of 1973" There is NO possible way that tire was made in 93, cuz Dunlop had long since stopped making them back in the early `80's, maybe late `70's! I know, cuz I tried to find them back then, & several tire shops said they were NLA. More likely it's an older tire mfgr date code for 3/73 or 3rd week 73, and you won't find that code online at Tire Rack, but if you called Lucas Tire in Long Beach CA or OH, they can probably confirm my recollection of the DOT Tire code meaning back in the 70's. Probably right! They didn't get into tires older than 17 years so the 1970's, 80's and 90's could all use the same codes! Seems kind of pointless! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) |
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| Gint |
Dec 21 2012, 05:21 PM
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Mike Ginter Group: Admin Posts: 16,075 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Denver CO. Member No.: 20 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
The tire date code format was different years ago. Can't remember when it changed, but it's been a while.
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| reharvey |
Dec 22 2012, 09:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States |
Thanks to everyone for your input. I'm not a show car guy but someone who is would probably like to have this in their trunk. Ray
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| a914622 |
Dec 22 2012, 10:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 316 Joined: 12-August 10 From: northwest Member No.: 12,048 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I had one that was sent over to England for a resto project. I didnt gouge the guy on price but the Usps did! It was 100.00 to ship.
Given the age of the Tire i made sure it wasnt going to seethe road or track use!! only shows. jcl |
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| Tom_T |
Dec 22 2012, 05:33 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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Back in the 70's these Dunlop SP57 were one of the best handling tires you could get on a 914 or 911, etc. - but you only got 10-20k miles wear out of them.
FYI - using the back-in-the-day Dunlop time machine....    Also, Semperit made similar tread pattern M266 & M401 165HR15's which handled as well according to the car magazine tests, but went 40k+ & cost 1/2, & they were also one of Porsche's/VW-Porsche's tire OEMs. I used those exclusively up until 1980, because they stopped making Sempi's. FYI - my Semperit M266 spare for comparison to the SP57's....   (IMG:style_emoticons/default/santa_smiley.gif) |
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| reharvey |
Dec 23 2012, 07:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 573 Joined: 16-July 08 From: N. E. Ohio Member No.: 9,308 Region Association: North East States |
These Dunlop tires are sooooooooo cool. It's a shame nobody is still making them. Ray
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| Tom_T |
Dec 23 2012, 01:05 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(reharvey @ Dec 23 2012, 05:56 AM) These Dunlop tires are sooooooooo cool. It's a shame nobody is still making them. Ray I've been trying to build the case for Dunlop to repop them, but the response here has been lackluster, & most think they'll get a vintage repop for the same $100-150 each price as the current mass produced 195/65HR15's etc. - which is just unrealistic! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Dunlop SP57 Repop Poll here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=115150&st= PS - also for those buying the sub-$100-150 tires - which are usually made in China nowadays - They're using cheapo rubber which cracks & splits early, within a few years. On my 85 BMW 325e I have 3 `08 & 1 `06 "UHTSU" 195/60HR14 tires mounted in mid-`08 & now with less than 12k on them, which are heavily cracked in the tread & sidewalls; but my `02 off-brand spare is still perfect! I'll be replacing them with better brand tires soon. So that $50-150+ cheapo 195-225 tire that they're buying may NOT be such a great deal folks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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