Special thanks to Chas at New England Tire Salvage who is giving this heads up: http://www.kelseytire.com/pages/antique&classictires.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <snbott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 8:42 AM Subject: b78x14 tires wanted > Steve below is looking for some b78x14 tires for his Gremlin. If anyone > has some suggestions please feel free to comment. My comment to Steve is > below for what it is worth...if anything, adjusted for $1.06 for stimulus > package. Thanks in advance to all who might reply, > Eddie Stakes > 713.464.8825 > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > www.planethoustonamx.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "steve bott" <snbott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Now I have another question if you have time. Where does a person go about > buying 78 series polyglass tires? I have a Gremlin I could use b78/14 > tires for. 26,000 miles on the car but someone threw out the originals. I > am a STOCK fanatic and just hate the look of radials on my cars. I do have > a Hornet and a Rebel with the originals, but the Gremlin ones are long > gone. Coker apparently doesn't want anything to do with the 78 series > tires to speak of. I have searched the web with no results. Do you have > any ideas? > Thanks again Steve > > ------------my comment/reply to above-------------------- > I don't think those have ever been reproduced however could be wrong in > light of all the neat reproduction things coming out in recent memory. I > can understand Coker not wanting to do them as zero demand, and lots of > start up costs to do such you know, especially in really tough economic > climate. Keep in mind that if you find original ones the rubber will be > comprimised and could easily lead to tire failure. NOT worht a risk Steve, > something you see me repeatedly mention on my site like vacuum wipers and > Bendix 4 piston calipers/brakes, get rid of the f**ing (insert Christian > Bale favorite f-bomb word here) things before you kill yourself or others. > Same with these tires. It is not a question of stock, btu question of > safety. And saftey should trump stock every day. If you must have those > inferior tires on your car, do like many of the AMO people (and myself > thru years) have done and have a complete set of lugs, rims, and original > tires for spares for ONLY shows, otherwise, put radials on it. Then when > you go to show the vehicle change it out. Take care, > Eddie Stakes > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:BaadAssGremlins-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:BaadAssGremlins-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/