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North American Tire source
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 4:44 pm
by fussyoldfart
For a long time Minor owners in North America have been unable to find the correct tires for their cars resulting in oversize tires being used or 13" wheels being fitted. Neither solution gives the best looking (opinions vary) appearance or the best handling.
Coker Tire now has a 145/14 tire in a Firestone mould. Here's a link:
http://store.cokertire.com/firestone-f560-145r14.html
Coker may not be the only one but this is the first link I have seen.
Thanks to Kevin Williams for posting it to another site.
Darrell McDonald
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:06 pm
by charlie_morris_minor
firestone f560 was the first tyre i had on my moggy and love it.. very envious that you can get them...
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:23 pm
by GatorZilla
Coker Tire in Chattanooga, TN is where I am going to be headed in a couple of weeks for new rubber for my Precious...it is less than a 2 hr drive for me and OH!!! Won't my old gal look gorgeous once we get them put on her...
When I get the tires, I am going to go ahead and have all of my rims (spare one, too) sand-blasted and powder-coated that beautiful cream color before putting new rubber on them.......
My husband just completely restored a '49 Harley Davidson Panhead and Coker Tire is where he got the correct tires for her, so, thankfully, we knew who to call for my Precious!
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 10:22 pm
by Fingolfin
The Coker ones are excellent tires indeed. I bought a single 145/R14 from them to use as a spare (until I have money for a full set of the 145s), and that tire is made well and looks sharp. Good idea to have the rims powder-coated too!
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 3:34 pm
by katy
Where are they made?
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 6:36 am
by GatorZilla
Fingolfin wrote:The Coker ones are excellent tires indeed. I bought a single 145/R14 from them to use as a spare (until I have money for a full set of the 145s), and that tire is made well and looks sharp. Good idea to have the rims powder-coated too!
Yes, I thought so, too... Powder coating seems to be more durable than just painting them... 
katy wrote:Where are they made?
I really don't lnow.. They are Goodyears, but I don't know anything beyond that... 
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 4:11 pm
by katy
They are Goodyears, but I don't know anything beyond that...
Is it not marked on the tires: "Made in ............."?
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 6:35 pm
by MarkyB
Lots of info on the tyre itself!
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Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 11:15 pm
by Fingolfin
My understanding is that Coker make them themselves with molds they procured from Firestone (curious that Gator's tire was marked Goodyear...mine is Firestone).
The clearest answer as to a location for the factory was here:
http://www.hotrodhotline.com/pr/2008/08cokeroct/ A portion reads thusly: "Coker primarily utilizes tire-manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania and Ohio, but also contracts a small portion of their needs with niche manufacturers in Taiwan, Mexico, Vietnam, and India."
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 2:56 pm
by GatorZilla
Fingolfin wrote:(curious that Gator's tire was marked Goodyear...mine is Firestone)."
OOOOPSSSS!!! Mine IS Firestone...I had a small senior moment! Sorry! 
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 3:45 pm
by katy
Fin, does your "Firestone" say where it's made?
Re: North American Tire source
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 8:04 pm
by Fingolfin
Not as far as I can tell in photographs, Katy -- I'm back at college at the moment.
But I imagine if it does have a location name, it won't be relevant anymore, because that'll be the mold's original location (when it was owned by Firestone) and not its current one.
