Agree with HemiKiller. After the dust and excitement dies down on these and they have been out for a while, I look for package deals and specials to appear. When I visited their display at the Spring and Fall Auto Fair in Charlotte, they always had Show Specials where they had fantastic deals on wheels, tires, and wheel and tire packages. I'm sure a fair amount of that price goes to Firestone for licensing. They do offer a heck of lot of vintage rims and tires. I picked up a set of F60 X15" Goodyear PolyGlas tires mounted on Chrysler Rally wheels for one of our shop tech's 70 Dodge Super Bee and they looked great!
As David stated, us old school dudes grew up with the bias ply tire. Most of my time was spent drag racing so handling was not so much of a concern as traction was. If racing on street tires I found that the Goodyear's seemed to "Hook Up" better than the Firestones. I've had similar experience's with that "Sweet Spot" with bias ply and radial tires on when they break loose and you know she's comin' around! But after driving a friend's new 73 Mustang with a set of the then new radial tires, I then realized how crappy my car actually rode and handled. The worst tires I ever had were probably some Daytona nylon belted bias ply tires that were on a 72 429 Gran Torino. Like David had posted, when cold these tires bounced and vibrated so badly that they actually felt square and I would stop to see if I had a flat tire.
Since Money Pit #2 came equipped with F60 X15" tires from the factory, when it comes time for new tires, I will probably "Pull The Trigger" on the Firestone tires. I like the BFG tires and have run them for years. Like I said on an earlier post, If looking for a period correct white letter tire but wanted a radial, the TA's were just about the only game in town. But I have always liked the look of the white lettered Firestone's and figured one day Coker tires would manufacture a radial version of the Firestone or maybe the Goodyear's.
Maybe after they see how these sell, they will offer other sizes in addition to the "stock" sizes the Big 3 production installed.
As David stated, us old school dudes grew up with the bias ply tire. Most of my time was spent drag racing so handling was not so much of a concern as traction was. If racing on street tires I found that the Goodyear's seemed to "Hook Up" better than the Firestones. I've had similar experience's with that "Sweet Spot" with bias ply and radial tires on when they break loose and you know she's comin' around! But after driving a friend's new 73 Mustang with a set of the then new radial tires, I then realized how crappy my car actually rode and handled. The worst tires I ever had were probably some Daytona nylon belted bias ply tires that were on a 72 429 Gran Torino. Like David had posted, when cold these tires bounced and vibrated so badly that they actually felt square and I would stop to see if I had a flat tire.
Since Money Pit #2 came equipped with F60 X15" tires from the factory, when it comes time for new tires, I will probably "Pull The Trigger" on the Firestone tires. I like the BFG tires and have run them for years. Like I said on an earlier post, If looking for a period correct white letter tire but wanted a radial, the TA's were just about the only game in town. But I have always liked the look of the white lettered Firestone's and figured one day Coker tires would manufacture a radial version of the Firestone or maybe the Goodyear's.
Maybe after they see how these sell, they will offer other sizes in addition to the "stock" sizes the Big 3 production installed.