New OEM style tires, Looking offer recommendations Options

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All,

It's time to put a new set of tires on my car for spring. The ones on it now have only 8,000 miles on them and look like new; zero cracks or checking but they were put on the car by the previous owner in 2000! Time for a new set.

Definitely want to stay with stock OEM appearance and size since the car is all original. Tom you mentioned at one point the Bockley's at Lucas tire but I noticed that they say that they are new old stock manufactured in 2011?

I'm thinking of the Vredestein sprint classics. Any suggestions for better OEM type tires with original appearance? If not, I'll go Sprint Classics.

Thanks in advance.

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Thanks.

Cal I checked out Lucas tire but shipping was not free....not too bad at $105 but still a an addition to the price of overall.

I'm leaning toward the Michelins or Pirelli's in 185/70 15's.

Steve

[Cal]

Thanks.

Cal I checked out Lucas tire but shipping was not free....not too bad at $105 but still a an addition to the price of overall.

I'm leaning toward the Michelins or Pirelli's in 185/70 15's.

Steve

Sorry.....the shipping from Longstone in the UK is free to the US.....but only for the Michelin or Pirelli tires and not the Vredestein tires.

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/

[Tom_T]

Thanks.

Cal I checked out Lucas tire but shipping was not free....not too bad at $105 but still a an addition to the price of overall.

I'm leaning toward the Michelins or Pirelli's in 185/70 15's.

Steve

Sorry.....the shipping from Longstone in the UK is free to the US.....but only for the Michelin or Pirelli tires and not the Vredestein tires.

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/

The Vreds are available pretty much everywhere in the USA, & IIRC America;s Tire (also go by another name in parts of US) can order them for you. So why buy from the UK anyway.

Steve - If you're still interested in the Blockley's, then both check with Russ at Lucas for special order cost+S&H, & also try emailing to Longstone directly to see their cost & if they'll do free shipping on them too.

But if it's a choice between Pirelli & Michi XWX in 185/70VR15 - & if the prices are near the same &/or not an issue - then I'd go with the XWX's as the better & grippier tire - both from back in the day, as well as in the modern repops with better rubber/materials & construction. Not many whom I knew who weekend tracked/AXed their 914s back in the 1970's-80's were shod with Pirelli 185s, pretty much all wore XWXs for that reason. IMHO the XWXs also look better than the Pirelli's - again with the "dogbone" tread.

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Tom
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