F60-15 Polyglas GT's Finally Back in Production
 

If anyone else has been waiting on these, they are finally back in the pipeline. I've had a set on order since last November from Kelsey Tire. They're $350 each now.

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John

Best looking tire imo

This is my first time to buy these modern repops and I have to say I'm impressed so far. I have my original, never mounted spare and comparing it to this new tire, everything looks identical.

Original 1970 T/A spare tire:
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John

Nice that they're available again.
The openings inside the letters/numbers are smaller to varying degrees on the re-pop vs. the original. But that's really picking nits. Nice that we can get these at all!

Good to hear, I've been waiting just a couple of months for my silver car's set so hoping they make a large run to fill all the back orders.

Got a set from Kelsey tire last year. Great looking, terrible driving tire. I have F60s on Rally IIs and Goodyear Eagle RS-As on honeycombs. It’s a pleasure to drive the radials. The Polyglas are good for shows. Enough said.

I had a set on my car for one summer a few years ago. They do look great but took them of and sold them because I drive my car.

They are a show car Tire period. Radial Tuned Suspension was just that a new style Tire.
Cheers

Can you read the big white letters printed on the tread of the original tire? The reason I ask is, I have the original build sheet of my 72 T/A. In the "tire" box is UDDL. I know they are different years but wondering what the code is.

If anyone has an original unused F60x15 spare from a 72, wonder what that code is. Would also be interested in the code if they are Firestone's.

Yes there is a code in the tread. It looks like it repeats 3 or 4 times around the tire.

I believe it is JDDL or possible JBDL. I think there was some smearing in the middle of the first D making it look like a B. Hard to know for sure.

Here it is:

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John

Does anyone have an original build sheet to a 70 T/A? Curious if JBDL is in that window. My Build sheet also shows quantity of 5. Someone must have a 70 build sheet.

Bingo! It is JBDL. I found a 70 Z/28 build sheet in my records. They used the same tires as the T/A. It's in box 93. Will post it. Learn something new every day!

Here's the 70 Z/28 build sheet. If someone has a 70 T/A build sheet, please post it. It would have a lot of other more applicable info than the Z/28 sheet. This at least shows the correct tire code that matches my original spare.


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John

would these tires hook at a FAST race? amazes me to see those guys with the front tires in the air..

COOL! That's what I thought we would see. Because it has "5", it also had a full size spare.

Here's my build sheet of a 72 T/A. I don't know if it would have Firestones or Goodyears on it. That's why I was wondering if anyone has an original spare that never saw the ground.

Box 43

Great info! Now you've got me wanting to see a 70 T/A build sheet, and you need to see a new 1972 tire. :)

I must be having a brain fart in my old age. This issue was discussed in 2019 on here. Do a search for "UDDL" and read that thread. I was thinking this sounded familiar and searched myself.

I've read thru that thread before but probably wasn't paying attention to the tire stuff. Looks like the UDDL in that thread is on a Firestone Wide Oval. Wonder if the code was the same for a Polyglas?

John

Also just noticed that the code on the tread is also located in the stamping in the side of the tire. In my case JBDL


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John