The Lucas product is a reproduction of the OEM tire that the '58 Imperial came with. The previous post described a modern technology tire substitution, which many believe, myself included, will improve longevity, handling, and performance. Paul W. In an email dated 1/9/2005 5:52:42 pm GMT Daylight time, Denjohn7@xxxxxxx writes: > >I have a 1958 Imp Crown Convertible with 950x14 Lucas bias plys that drive ? >very nice at high or low speeds, due to the torsion bar suspension, I'm sure. ? >Denis, Redwood City, Ca. > >Oh No!!! ?not the tire thing again. The Black Bitc_!! Is fitted with >Coker 235/75R14 ?wide whites. Handles like a dream all the way up to 100 >MPH. > >Ernie ?and The Black Bitc_!! >'58 LeBaron Southampton > >-----Original ?Message----- >From: ?mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] ?On Behalf Of Jerry Chase >Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:30 PM >To: ?mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: IML: anybody in the "list" that owns ?a '57, '58, or early '59 . >. . . . . > >with an opinion on tires and ?with which to replace them when needed? > >Just so that these folk might ?know, a goodly number of year's ago, I >bought >a set of Lester >9.50 x ?14 (6-ply!) bias plys. ? I got lucky in that I was able to ?sell >them >to a friend after I put >four or five thousand miles on ?'em. ? He liked 'em; I really didn't. ? >"Takes all ?kinds to make a >world", they say. > >Anybody else with similar ?experience(s)? > > >Jerry > >_________________________________________________________________ >Is ?your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeR ? >Security. ?http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > > >----------------- ? http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent ?to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to ?mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with ?everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should ?be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to ?http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > >----------------- ? http://www.imperialclub.com ?----------------- >This message was sent ?to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please >reply to ?mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be >shared with ?everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the >Administrators should ?be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to ?http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm