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[SHRAEL]

Hi all, hope someone can help:

I am lookig to miatain the current set up on my car which has 5.5x15 englebert vintage racing tires on. ( i susect circa 199-2001)... Does anyone know where/how to get this tire brand these days? i understand that they are no longer being manufactured, but im hoping someone has a stash somewhere...
rgds
elad

[Alan Cox]

Michelin reintroduced Englebert-branded tyres in the 1990s for use by hiistoric road and racing cars, but their production life was short.

I note that they still appear in this ad from Specialised Automobile Services. I don't know whether they may still have access to old stock.


http://www.wirewheel.../pricelist2.htm

[Mistron]

I'm sure I bought a set (I think they were for a California spyder) about 5 years ago. My memory is that I got them through Longstone or Vintage tyre supplies

[raceannouncer2003]

At the Monterey Historics in 2007, many of the Indy roadsters were not using Firestones. They can't get that size any more. They were using Dunlops and Engleberts. I think they were about 16" front and 18" rear. John Davis from San Jose with the ex-Johnny Tolan 1957 Kuzma was one using Engleberts. Maybe if you contact Victory Lane magazine, they could help you out.

Vince H.

[Peter Morley]

Given that Michelin stopped producing the Englebert racing tyres some time ago would it be wise to use such old racing tyres if you did find an unused set?

If you don't want to use Dunlops what about using Blockley's, their website lists a 5.50 x 15?

[M. Baró]

Originally posted by Peter Morley
Given that Michelin stopped producing the Englebert racing tyres some time ago would it be wise to use such old racing tyres if you did find an unused set?

Life span of rubber safety items such brake hoses on mass production cars is evaluated in some 8 years, depending weathering.