* Here I would note
that Cooper makes several other brands such as the Mastercraft AS-IV
which is essentially the same tire and both TBC and Treadways market
tires which have similar specs such as Multi-Mile Matrix and the
ElDorado Golden Fury - both of which seem to be available in similar
size and sidewall configurations. TBC brands include Cordovan,
Multi-Mile, Sigma, and Vanderbilt. Treadways brands include ElDorado,
Jetzon, Telstar and Sumitomo. Other tires of this family may include
Dean, Hercules, Starfire as well as Mastercraft and possibly others.
After finding certain similarities in line specifications and size /
sidewall availability, I stopped searching individual lines and only
list the Cooper entry into this field. The 14's seem to be extinct in
Whitewalls, but 4 or 5 sizes of narrow whitewalls still show up in 15
inch production - including P215/75R15 and P235/75R15 but not
P225/75R15 which is now Blackwall only.
Some of the above
companies also list a common Gremax 5000 narrow whitewall tire at the
end of the passenger section. The Gremax appears to be made by
Crowntyre Industrial Co. Ltd of China and imported for distribution
by TBC and possibly others. These are mostly 15 inch and a couple of
14 inch (195/75R14 and 205/75R14) narrow whitewalls only. The 15 inch
narrow whites include 215/75R15, 225/75R15 and 235/75R15 plus
225/70R15.
Another company which
has several narrow whitewalls is Milestar in their MS775 line.
Milestar according to their site is a trademark of TIRECO a US
registered company since 1970, but according to Wiki, the tires are
made by Nanking Tires, a Taiwanese based company. Again, these are a
few smaller 14 inch up to P215/70R14 and some of the larger 15 inch
in narrow whitewall only. The 15 inch narrow whites include
215/75R15, 225/75R15 and 235/75R15.
9.00-14 & 8.85-14
typical 28.7-28.8 OD x 4.8-4.9 tread
9.00-14 and 8.85-14
BFGoodrich Silvertowns still available from Coker in correct tread
for 1957-1960 cars
P235/75R14 American
Classic (both 2.5" Wide and 1" Narrow Whitewall) 27.9 OD x
6.3 tread
9.50-14 - Lucas Tire
has both a Lester with 2.5" Wide White and a General Dual90 with
2.25" wide White
As to 15 inch, there
are several of what I would call "major" brands - at least
those that I recognize as having been around a while - I have listed
only the Whitewalls which include Cooper, Toyo, and Hankook - all of
which are competitively priced ($70-100) as well as the specialty
brands from Coker and American Classics. And there are the many
variations off Cooper, TBC, and Treadways as well as the Gremax 5000
and the Milestar MS775. Also I noticed after I had compiled my list
that Coker is listing a new Maxxis Narrow Whitewall, but its size
range is limited to those already represented in my tabulation - no
14's larger than P215/70R14 and several 13's and a good sampling of
larger 15's.
There are also a number
of Blackwall and Raised White Letter tires including BFGoodrich,
Goodyear, Firestone, Michelin, etc which I did not list due to their
great population - which would make good candidates for the
Diamondback Whitewall Vulcanizing Process.
7.10-15 & 8.15-15
typical 28.0-28.1 OD x 4.5/5.0 tread
7.10R15 American
Classic Radial 28.21 OD x 4.70 tread with 2.75" Wide White
P215/75R15 Cooper
Trendsetter SE 27.55 OD x 5.4 tread Narrow White
P215/75R15 Hankook
H724 27.7 OD x 5.3 tread Narrow White
P215/75R15 Toyo
Extensa AS 27.6 OD x ??? tread Narrow White
P215/75R15 American
Classic 27.6 OD x 6.24 tread - 1.6" Narrow and 2.75" Wide
White
P215/75R15 Coker
Classic 27.62 OD x 6.04 tread - 2.5" Wide White
7.60-15 & 8.45-15
typical 28.7-28.8 OD x 4.6/5.0 tread
7.60R15 American
Classic Radial 28.87 OD x 4.90 tread with 3.25" Wide White
P225/75R15 Hankook
H724 28.3 OD x 5.6 tread Narrow White
P225/75R15 American
Classic 28.29 OD x 6.52 tread - 1.3" Narrow and 2.75" Wide
White
P225/75R15 Coker
Classic 28.29 OD x 6.24 tread - 2.75" Wide White
8.00-15 & 8.85-15
typical 29.2-29.3 OD x 4.8/5.2 tread
8.00R15 American
Classic Radial 29.41 OD x 5.00 tread with 3.25" Wide White
P235/75R15 Cooper
Trendsetter SE 28.65 OD x 5.9 tread Narrow White
P235/75R15 Toyo
Extensa AS 28.9 OD x ??? tread Narrow White
P235/75R15 Hankook
H724 Extra Load 28.9 OD x 5.8 tread Narrow White
P235/75R15 American
Classic 28.8 OD x 6.72 tread - 1.6" Narrow and 3" Wide
White
P235/75R15 Coker
Classic 28.91 OD x 6.58 tread - 3.125" Wide White
8.20R15 American
Classic Radial 29.91 OD x 5.60 tread with 3.25" Wide White
Information has been
compiled form my personal BFGoodrich, Goodyear, Michelin, and
Firestone historical files as well as information obtained over
internet sources including both historical and current data from
Wiki, BFGoodrich, Bridgestone-Firestone, Hankook Tire, Toyo, Cooper
Tire, TBC, Treadways, Milestar, Gremax as well as Coker Tire, Lucas
Classic Tire, Universal Tire, Diamondback Tires, and Wallace W Wade
Specialty Tires.
All information is
provided for reference use only. Please check specifications of
individual tires before any purchase. I have endeavored to provide
correct references and attributions - if I have failed to correctly
list complete names of tires, trademarks, manufacturers,or resources,
or have included typographical errors, I apologize in advance.
No animals were harmed
in the production of this data - unless you consider my dogs waiting
an hour for dinner.
Best, Ed