am I thinking right here?

[Doug Dornbos <dornbos@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all

I need to buy tires for my 1973 Matador. From the factory in 1973, the 
three original tire options with outside diameters were: E60/15 
(25.50"), FR70/14 (26.18"), and E78/14 (26.00")

as a total aside ... strange isn't it? ... that the only radial tire 
available from the factory was the 70 series?

the aluminum rims I have are 15" x 7.5" I'm not looking for 
over-the-edge performance here nor am I looking for original equipment. 
I do want them to look more or less normal. For tires that are close to 
26" O.D. and have their maximum rim width be 7.5", the size 215/65 is 
where I end up.

searching through tirerack.com leads me to the following two tires which 
sort of stand out to me:

the Michelin Pilot Exalto and the Bridgestone Potenza G009.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=HPAS

can you see anything wrong with my thinking here? or do you have any 
input for me?

thanks
Doug