My BFGs were 8 years old when the right front came apart and destroyed the fender on my RR.
Tires are cheap compared to paint and body work.
Quit being cheap and lazy. Replace your old tires before your car (or a person) gets hurt.
Check the reviews on suitable tires for my car, 8.55x15 was the original size w/ a twin stripe whitewall. I DID find a twin stripe J78x15, but it's not radial which I prefer. Reviews are pretty bad, from outright failure to whitewalls turning brown. I'll continue to monitor my current tires condition closely. I've seen what tread coming off can do to fenders and quarter panels.
I'm really not interested in modern wheels and tires on this car, pretty fond of it as is, even like the hubcaps, must be getting old.
Robert
