Vintage Tyres Blog
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The all-electric Enfield v the classic British road trip.
Engineer, Fred Spaven is building an all-electric Enfield Bullet to take on the classic Land’s End to John o’ Groats challenge. It’s a journey that has tested pioneering vehicles for time immemorial, and Fred’s doing it on our tyres. The pair of Ensign Universals (325-19 front, 350-19 rear) were en-route to Fred’s ... -
Latest X lands from Michelin. The 155R15 X is in stock now at Vintage Tyres!
The latest addition to the Michelin classic range, the 155 R15 X, has just arrived at Vintage Tyres. Great news for Beetle owners, but this iconic X-pattern tyre fits a wide range of classic cars from Alfa through to Wolseley. See the second page of the information sheet below for a full fitment list... -
Octane’s Glen Waddington re-boots his Porsche 944.
It’s been an extremely busy year so far. So much so that the 944’s road tax became rather suddenly due, at which point I realised it needed an MoT, too. And it failed. Nothing major, thankfully, but the advisories included the need for four new tyres. Ouch. So I called Vintage Tyres of Beaulieu for some advice: which make to go for? ... -
Chris Marchant swaps rear drums for discs on his Anglia.
I’ve owned my Anglia for nearly 30 years now. It started as a “one owner from new, never been welded” 1200 Super DeLuxe. I was actually looking for a nice two door Mk2 Cortina, to re-shell an incredibly rotten Cortina Lotus. However, I found the Anglia in a local paper and at the time it seemed like a good idea to ... -
Dunlop’s new classic tyre range — exclusively at Vintage Tyres
Dunlop’s new Sport Classic range provides the latest in handling and braking performance for classic cars and is available in the UK exclusively from Vintage Tyres...