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mfleury · Poncho Master!

tires

ABC123 · Uber Guru

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/ottawa/205-70-15-firestone-f710-with-steel-rims-white-wall-all-season/c810479?channelId=301

Wrong rims but tires biggrin

ABC123 · Uber Guru

and yes, sorry, 15s

DonSSDD · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Tire rack is a good place to look, then maybe you can get them locally, they have a Hankook, which are a half decent tire. 14's are very hard to find, that why I went to a 15 but you probably want to use original hubcaps?

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hankook&tireModel=Optimo+H724&partnum=175SR4H724W&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

-- Edited by DonSSDD on Saturday 12th of August 2017 09:32:13 AM

NOS · Poncho Master!

did you try 'Queensway Tire' in Simcoe, ON ?? They specialize in collector car tires. 519-426-5280

Dale @ NOS

-- Edited by NOS on Saturday 12th of August 2017 09:40:34 AM

jmont64 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

As Don mentioned these Hankook. The reviews are actually quite good for them especially for what you pay. Got these about 6 weeks ago, around $300 Canadian shipped to the border.

Greaser · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Martin,

Last summer I went looking for 13" tires with whitewalls.

I went to a local Tirecraft dealer and he managed to get me exactly what I wanted.

They can check inventory across the country and was able to see what was in stock everywhere.

He found two tires in Quebec and two matching in Vancouver and had them shipped to Calgary.

Took a couple of weeks but I got them. Cost wasn't any different than ordering local. 13 inch Cooper tires (with whitewalls)

Might want to try that approach.

-G

norontcan · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

Other than the repro guys like Coker and Universal etc I believe there are 3 of the regular manufacturers still making whitewalls. Hankook, Hercules and Cooper. These should all be available at a dealer near Dundalk ( if not drive over to Nottawa and they can get them )

Jurassic · Veteran Member

There is another tire seller www.sylmar.ca/autoville/tires in Ontario. I purchased Runway Enduro 1.25" wide whites for my last car from Delcom USA but I don't see them listed on their site. Runway still sells in Canada but they don't carry the whitewall. I think they are still available in the US. Another US company is Diamond Back tires who insert the whitewall into new brand name tires.

ABC123 · Uber Guru

I'm not sure if you were interested in used, but these came up in my search for Mercury Cougar parts

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/barrie/4-x-new-old-stock-michelin-78-series-tires-on-14-inch-rims/1278478456?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
14 cougar.jpg

And there is different add on Kijiji, someone is looking for rims biggrin

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

ABC123 wrote:
I'm not sure if you were interested in used, but these came up in my search for Mercury Cougar parts

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-tires-rims/barrie/4-x-new-old-stock-michelin-78-series-tires-on-14-inch-rims/1278478456?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
And there is different add on Kijiji, someone is looking for rims

They look like a good deal. Keep the tires, sell the rims and hub caps!

Pontiacanada · A Poncho Legend!

http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t63951100/1969-chev-14-inch-rims-with-mint-tires/

Julien Ryan · Member

Well, if you're looking for a bf Goodrich or a firestone tire, then look no further than 4WheelOnline. They sell them for a good price. They also have them in various sizes, so they'd be a perfect fit, regardless of your rims.

Macker · Veteran Member

I cant help with sourcing those particular tires but thought I would mention that there are some shortages in supply out there due to covid. I tried to source two B.F. Goodrich radial TAs for my car this week and after talking to many dealers and suppliers I found there was no availability in Canada right now. In the end I talked to Michelin who owns BF Goodrich and discovered there is no inventory in Canada nor is there any production scheduled for the next 60 days. I also have heard that the supply shortages will impact winter tires as well this year....so those that need tires for daily drivers I would jump on that now. Not sure about supply south of the border for the same tires...did not check that as I can wait until spring.

gparis7 · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

I know the Hankook tires are recommended but I have not been able to find the whitewall versions anywhere on land or online.

Cooper used to make a nice whitewall tire in conventional sizes. Not sure if they still do.

It seems most of the once common tire styles have been relegated to specialty tires at specialty tire prices.