Tire size...61

[dhbfaster]

Any know the origional tire size of a 61 four door? (Origional painted wheels, bottle cap hub caps.)
I can't seem to find it for certain.
Four of mine are modern tires...I eventually want to go back to the origional looking style...and I'm also not sure how these old tire sizes work (other than the diameter).
My spare is a 6.00 x 13 really old tire, Peerless brand...but not sure if it's original. It fits on the wheel fine.
Would that have to be the original size? or could it also be a 6.5 x 13?

[Nathan289]

6.00x13 original
6.5 x13 would have been optional
7.00x13 would have been wagon and ranchero

Wheel were 13x5, 13x5.5, or 13x6

You will have to order tires from specialty places like, corker, wheel vintques
To get radials that look like old bias ply tires..

You going for the 7/8s white walls too?

Falcon sedans look cool with white walls..

I'm just too frugal to spend extra for them... though portal walls are intriguing

[ew1usnr]

Here is a link that references tire sizes for 6, 6 1/2, and 7 inch wide wheels.

http://www.vintagecarconnection.com/...sion_chart.htm

It is hard to find 13-inch whitewalls. I ended up with 175/80/R13 tires in a brand called Milestar for $79.95 each.

Milestar whitewall.jpg

See:
http://www.tiresall.com/Milestar-MS7...S-WW-A-S/1392/

[Nathan289]

175/80r13 is a little on the short side.

Ideally you want 185/80r13 as they are the closest to original size.

Maxxis m1a was the only tire that I can find still produced. They produce on batch a year so you better find and buy them when available.
With shipping best I could find was $112 a tire.

Needless to say I bought 14" wheels instead.

There's a guy near me selling 14" four lug early mustang wheels $60.

Then locate 14" wheel covers. Im going for 14" wires that look like 13

[ew1usnr]

I think that you are correct on the Maxxis 185/80R13 tire, at least for my V-8 Futura with 5 lug, 6.5 x 13-inch wheels.

The Maxxis will fit a 5 - 6.5" wide rims.
See: http://www.cokertire.com/maxxis-185-80r13.html
You can get them for $104.89 each with Free shipping from Amazon.

Firestone offers 13-inch whitewall 155, 165, 175, and 185/80 sizes See Firestone FR380 whitewall tires: http://www.tireboy.com/firestone_fr380.htm
But ......
The Firestone 185/80R13 will only fit 4.5 - 6" rims.
See: http://www.tireboy.com/firestone_fr380_tire_specs.htm

It looks like Milestar discontinued the 175/80 R13 and now only have a 155/80R13.
See: http://www.milestartire.com/tires/ms775

This page: http://www.automobile-catalog.com/ti...r_260_v-8.html
says that a Sprint is supposed to have 165/80R13 tires. I think that they made a mistake and were referencing standard 6" x 13" wheels and a Sprint had 6.5" x 13" wheels.

[Nathan289]

Not sure about the link above, but a 6.00x13 tire has a diameter of 24.5"

The closest we have today is the 185/80r13 at 24.7

If you can get firestone 380s you are luckier than I am.

The only tire I could find was the maxxis m1a that was a new tire and not a tire sitting on a shelf in some guys garage for the last 10 years.

There were lots of tires listed but never any available.

Unless i visited Corker tire..

Trailer tires was the only tire readily available.

Like I said. Its easier to find 14" so I went that route. But in a few years 14s will become a speciality tire like the 13.