Re: [T3] Fw: source for tires

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 13 May 2004 at 7:24, Scott Taylor wrote:

> On Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 08:07  PM, Greg Merritt wrote:
> 
> > Yes -- but no.  You can get reproduction Michelins (and other  
> > vintage-style tires) from Coker Tire.  I believe they're *not* made by  
> > Michelin at all, however.
> 
> Apparently they are made by Michelin. I think Coker is just a  
> distributor. They are cost prohibitive though.
> 
> http://www.michelin-passion.com/passion/front/templates/ 
> affich.jsp?codeRubrique=10&lang=EN

I'm not so sure. I had heard that Michelin sold the molds to Coker and that 
Coker was now making the tires. I note that the URL points to michelin-
passion.com rather than michelin.com. The michelin-passion.com web site has a 
link to michelin.com, but I can't find one the other way around.

The other odd thing is that on michelin-passion.com they spell it: tyres, while 
michelin.com says tires. If you try to find a dealer at michelin-passion.com 
you only get european choices.

OTOH, my Michelin dealer has mentioned the collector series of tires, but I 
don't know what that really means.

On the Coker site I find a 165SR15 XZX for $124. More than I would want to 
spend, but not all that extreme....


-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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