I am considering whitewall tires with Buick Sport wheels for my 1971 Skylark. I'd like to see pics of your cars with whitewalls if you have them.
Be advised that finding whitewall tires these days is not so easy. From what I have seen when I last looked, your choices are either no name garbage tires or Coker or Diamondback. Everything else is blackwall or white letter.
I took this picture yesterday. My whitewalls still look good and they've been on the car since about 2012 I think. I cleaned the up with some 99.9% isopropyl which worked really well. The tyres need a cleanup at some point.
You didn't say what size, but the Tire Rack has very few choices... there may be others... or like 73 Electra225 said, Diamondback or Coker. I have Yokohama's on mine (225/70/15), but they aren't available any longer. Will most likely go Mickey Thomson raised white letter for the front when the time comes (much to my Dad's chagrin ) . Good luck! HANKOOK KINERGY ST Standard Touring All-Season Size: 235/75R15 105T Size: 215/75R14 100T AVON TURBOSTEEL 70 Grand Touring Summer Size: 235/70R15 101V
It took a few years of bugging Rusty Small of Rusted tires to get these with the help of the Corvette clubs who also wanted them. First time I showed my Stage1 Sun Coupe at an AACA event I had to use 14 inch RWL Bias Ply tires because no Radial 15's were available. My car has the Radial as an option on the Sloan Buick factory documents. First year for the Radial option on a A body. AACA would only accept GR 70 15 not anything else no R code 225 R 15 or anything not a GR code. Finally got these Goodyear Steelgards. Not only are they correct they look good and drive great. P.S. I got the first set made and shown at an AACA event. Every single Judge including the chief judge on the field came to look at them! This was at the Charlotte Meet in 2017. Thanks Sean Ryder for going to this meet with me.
Those tires look so good on that car Philip! Your car is the only documented Buick A-body I've ever seen with that option. Radial tires were also available on the Buick A-body in '67 (maybe earlier?) but were not shown on the standard order form. Here is sheet that details the sizes and costs for the radial tires for the '67 Buicks. The Buick production figures show that only 183 A-body Buicks received this option in '67 out of a total production run of 193,333 cars and all were built at the Flint assembly plant.
Here is mine. My set-up in actually For Sale if you are interested. See Link Below... http://www.v8buick.com/index.php?th...heel-covers-lug-nuts-package-for-sale.357711/
Not mine but I love the look! It was a car that was for sale and had a five speed in it along with a bbb. My kind of fun.
Well, I am convinced, those all look great! I found some whitewalls made by Cooper that should do the trick.
