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Up until about a year ago I drove one of my 67 GTX'S with red lines dated from 1979. The spare in the trunk is the original with a 66 date code.
Then.
Now.
The radials on it now, I won't trust over about 7-8 years.
FR 70's are not for a show restoration correct would be F 70's or F 60's on a Superbird. If your driving and cruising in the car, go with the look you prefer.
Pictured are the show tires on my 67 GTX. They ride and handle well, but radials ride and handle much better IMO. If you're not into...
I thought it was a year thing. I don't remember the research that I did when doing the Superbird 20 years ago, but I got the ones with the size. At the time, I had a reason to select those.
15X7 on a 67 Belvedere is a good choice. Tire size that I use is 225 70R 15. I'm not sure now what backspacing on the wheels, but I'm thinking they are 3 1/2 or maybe 4.
Call them what you want. We are all talking about the same thing. It's not a big deal. That's in the parts catalog, but some Mopar advertising differs.
To my recollection the all chrome Mopar wheels were Magnum 500's, and starting in 69 the Magnum style wheels with trim rings were Road Wheels. My 2 cents worth.
I have had multiple failures on BF Goodrich radial TA's from sitting. At least 8 in the last year. Also 2 failures on Good Year Eagles. Agreed they were all older and looked good, but blew out sitting still. I'm very glad I wasn't driving on them. I have switched to Cooper's on everything that...
That looks like a very early production date and the axle, interior code, and upper door panel color is offset to the left. It also looks like SO# is the beginning of the run. This makes the question of wheel covers more interesting. I would love to see the build sheet/broadcast sheet on this one.
Just going by the WP, I would say full wheel covers 14X5 1/2 wheels. The P is the premium price class, so not likely dog dish caps. Dog dish caps would be on a car with WL. It got 7.75X14 WSW tires which would be BSW tires on a WL car. The only way to know for sure is to have the build sheet...
Everyone has pretty well covered it, but I might add that Cooper is the only brand that I have used that haven't blown out sitting or from age. I can't say the same for B F Goodrich, or Goodyear. Every tire that has blown out on me has been replaced with Coopers.
Condition is everything. Your car more than likely came with 14" wheels and probably 6 or 7 inches wide. You need a big tire to look decent in the wheel wells, so make sure a 14" tire is available to make the car's stance to your liking.
Yes, if the wheels are in very good condition they are...