Re: [T3] Fw: source for tires

[Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net>]

<x-flowed>On Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 08:51  AM, Jim Adney wrote:

> I'm not so sure. I had heard that Michelin sold the molds to Coker and 
> that
> Coker was now making the tires.

I just got this response from Coker Tire:

Thank you for your recent inquiry into Coker Tire.  The Michelin tires 
that we offer are still made by Michelin in France with the original 
molds and are exlusive to us.  Michelin likes to have control over how 
and when their tires are produced so while we have the exclusive rights 
to it, we do not own the molds nor do we produce them ourselves.  The 
rest of our tires are made in a Michelin Licensed facility by a company 
called Denman Tire.  Please let me know if we can help you with 
anything else.

Best Regards,

Patrick Moates
eSales & Marketing
Coker Tire Co.
1-800-251-6336
423-265-6368
Ext. 254
patrickm@coker.com
Order Online at the NEW www.coker.com!

> Message:
> Are the Michelin vintage tires you sell made by Michelin and 
> distributed in North America by Coker, or are they actually 
> reproductions manufactured here in the US?

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