Vintage Pirellis

[GB68]

A good friend of mine in the vintage Italian parts business gets all his stuff from Italy. On a recent trip, he came across a couple of hundred 185X70VR15 Pirelli Centurato CN36 tires. These were reproduction vintage tread tires made and "prepared" by Pirelli in '99 for vintage events and are in a Pirelli warehouse.The tread depth is 5mm instead of the regular 9mm. He must buy the whole lot and they would end up running about $185-190 each over here. Any interest out there? (They seem too expensive to me). He can sell a couple of dozen to the Ferrari guys but I can't see them moving fast over here and I don't want him to become Overpriced Tire Warehouse (I get nada here either way - just helping a buddy make a decision). Any comments out there?

Galen
'68 911 with non-vintage Michelin Pilots
'55 Speedster
'59 Sunroof coupe
'64 Cab
'04 Cayenne
'04 SL 55 AMG
'04 E55 AMG

[RandyWebb]

Concours people might be interested. They would not be good for any driving because the rubber has already had 6 years to harden....

[tom dance]

That size is perfect for the early 911's. I try to use it on all my cars. The price is not cheap but I suppose it's in line with the Coker Michs. The only other alternative I've seen is the Veredistein. They are actually pretty good and I've got them on two cars.
Tom

[sithot]

XWX's rule! Unfortunately, you need to be a "ruler", "dictator", or "head of state" to afford them. Corky Coker has us by the shorts but in honesty they've always been expensive. A setup like Freeman had on his '73 was "da bomb".

Tom

[GB68]

Tom,

You are exactly right on the XWX's - I love 'em. I have them on my '59 coupe and '55 Speedster. The 59's are about 8 yrs old (165's!)and I dread having to replace them soon. Coker only makes a batch of 165's every 4 or 5 years so we all bitch about it on the 356 list. But, just to keep perspective, new Continentals (which I don't love to begin with) for the rear of the E55 AMG just cost me about $350 apiece so I guess it's all relative. (Unfortunately none of my relatives have any $$$) Since I don't know Freeman, could you tell me about his set-up for future reference?

Thanks,
Galen

[sithot]

7 Inch Fuchs with 185/70VR15 XWX's. I have a set "on hold" in the garage right now just like he ran. Absolutely stunning. See the October 2004 Excellence for an article on the car.

Tom

[nick-moss]

CN36s were my favourite tread pattern back when they first came out. I would take a batch of 20, I am in Europe so hopefully they could be shipped direct?