Just saw this on the local news.
Just saw this on the local news.
Maybe the tires will become more affordable.
Hot Rod magazine just had an interview with Wade in the latest issue. He's been CEO of Coker for a while and is a real car guy. Corky Coker retired from the operation some years ago.
Maybe this explains the quality issues lately.
Corky Coker is quite a name.
Wade’s good people, he’s sharp, and a genuine car guy—he brought his 911 on our Orange Blossom Tour a few years ago. Tim and I also spent some time with him and Corky at Goodwood last year. Im happy for them both.
Margie
Sounds like mostly good news to me. I'll be interested to see what new products they branch into.
stuart in mn said:Hot Rod magazine just had an interview with Wade in the latest issue. He's been CEO of Coker for a while and is a real car guy. Corky Coker retired from the operation some years ago.
I just read that interview the other night. He is also the chairman of the board for sema. His cars include a 70 gto,32 ford roadster ,61 impala,58 mercedes 250sl,73 mercedes 450sl,78 280z plus a 78 Honda cb750k1 and a custom Harley.
He started working in a speed shop as he drag raced as a teenager.
In reply to MotorsportsGordon :
I like that he's into a variety of vehicles - hot rods, muscle cars, europeans, bikes. It would tend to indicate he'll be interested in providing tires for lots of cars, not just a few.
spitfirebill said:Maybe the tires will become more affordable.
QFT. I know they technically make specialty tires, but they are too damn expensive, especially someone on a budget who has a classic Car.
In reply to SyntheticBlinkerFluid :
I have two Spitfires and a TR3 that all need tires. I'd love to put classic Michelins on them, but can't afford it. I also don't believe the current tires are the same as the old ones, even if they are using the original molds.
SyntheticBlinkerFluid said:spitfirebill said:Maybe the tires will become more affordable.
QFT. I know they technically make specialty tires, but they are too damn expensive, especially someone on a budget who has a classic Car.
The tires they generally make are for specialty restorations. I don't need repro speed-rated Vredesteins to get a 40 year old Mazda on the road.
On the other hand, if you need their $600ish per tire repro Michelin TRX tires for the early 80s Ferrari with metric wheels that you bought for only $30k because absolutely nobody cares about early 80 Ferraris.... well, I can't find sympathy either. That's the price of being cheap.
I have a 1960 MGA that fits into this "desire, want and pay for it" quagmire. Truth be told, most of these cars are going to sit and what ever we buy is going to dry rot on the cars anyway.
But it would be nice to have access to options. The 15's for my car are out there. Good luck with your 13 and 14 inch rims. Tires for these rims are made, but no one is getting them legal to run in the states.
If, someone goes through that mine field, we can not complain about how much they cost. Too loudly.
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