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What cars had polyglas H60-15 tires on them? #1304494
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Ended up with a pair of decent polyglas H60-15 tires in a deal and have no idea what cars they came on. They look nice, no cracks, dryrot flat spots and looks to have more than 50% tread on them. Figured someone might know what they fit, even if not mopar. Anyone know what cars these fit?

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They fit lots of cars,
..... but were factory installed on none of them.

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Yes, wasn't G-60x 15s the biggest you could get?

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ok, so these never came factory on any cars, mopar, ford or GM?

here is a pic of one.



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ok, so these never came factory on any cars, mopar, ford or GM?




No - G60-15s were the largest factory installed 60 series musclecar tires "back-in-the-day"

G60-15s on:
'70 Trans Am e-bodies (rear)
'71 - '73 b-bodies
'70 - ('73-'74??) Buick intermediates (GS GSX etc.)
('73-'74??) Pontiac intermediates (GTO Grand Am)

& that's it!

Here's a couple H60s that were planned for the 6bblgt, but I don't think they'd fit the stock wheel well.

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thanks for the info. Not sure what to do with them since thse are not factory. Anyway, sure are neat looking tires.


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They are a great "day two" tire & work well on the '71-'74 b-bodies with 8" wheels. They just do not command the $$ that OE sized tires do. What's the DOT number? (got pic?) The pair I have are from '73.

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They fit lots of cars,
..... but were factory installed on none of them.




I don't remember... but what did the Hurst/300s use? Didn't they have a lettered tire?



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I think the Hursts ran H70x15, not H60's for sure. The H60's would fill out the wheelwells on a 71-72 B-body but they sure don't drive nice.

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Chrysler 300H (Hurst)


source: Chrysler's Ultimate guide of Musclecars

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I believe that would be a misprint. I don't think Chrysler engineers would allow that wide of a tire on a 6 inch rim.

Sheldon

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I believe that would be a misprint. I don't think Chrysler engineers would allow that wide of a tire on a 6 inch rim.

Sheldon





You'll have to take that up with Mike Mueller (author) or Hurst

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300 Hursts came with H70's I have two NOS, need two more. I think Dan has 3 or 4 sets, came on the GTs too I believe. If anyone knows where they can be had please let me know. Thanks Greg

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Those tires are worth $$$ to the Corvette guys who will use them for "Original Spares"
Wear on them doesn't hurt as long as the letters look good

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C3 Corvette only




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Those tires are worth $$$ to the Corvette guys who will use them for "Original Spares"
Wear on them doesn't hurt as long as the letters look good




..... but Corvettes didn't use 60 series tires until the radial years. & they were GR60-15s (same size as the '78 Super Coupes & "Kit Cars")

'78 LREs had GR60-15s on front & LR60-15s on rear. '79 LREs had LR60-15s all around.

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300 Hursts came with H70's I have two NOS, need two more. I think Dan has 3 or 4 sets, came on the GTs too I believe. If anyone knows where they can be had please let me know. Thanks Greg




Yes, the 300Hs & Sport Fury GTs (OPTIONAL S/23s) had H70-15 Polyglas tires on them, mid-'70s Street Vans & Warlocks also used them.
Here's a pair for winter duty, for those with SNOW!

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My 70 LS5 2 top 4Speed car came with all 5 of them from the original owner
I still have a photo copy of the window sticker that I can check
I do C1 & C2 cars mostly & got the 70 on a deal on restoring another C1 that the guy bought new
I could be wrong though!

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Those tires are worth $$$ to the Corvette guys who will use them for "Original Spares"
Wear on them doesn't hurt as long as the letters look good




Old OE tires were bringing good money a few years ago when there was lots of easy cash in the hobby, but that seems to have pretty much ended along with most of the big $$ restorations of average cars. There are a couple of Corvette shops on eBay that have been listing the same "old" tires for months with their $300-$500 each pricing & they're not selling.

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My 70 LS5 2 top 4Speed car came with all 5 of them from the original owner
I still have a photo copy of the window sticker that I can check
I do C1 & C2 cars mostly & got the 70 on a deal on restoring another C1 that the guy bought new
I could be wrong though!




I don't think the H60-15 Goodyear Polyglas GT even existed in '70. While you are looking for the window sticker, get the DOT numbers off your H60-15s & we'll see when they were made. Does the H60-15 fit in the spare tire carrier? They are a BIG tire.
If it lists F70-15 fiberglass "white stripe" - I have a great set of lightly used with '69 dates. Former NOS OE restoration tires removed for radials to drive on.

Know your C2s? Did any of the '67s use a F70-15? This NOS set of December '66 dated Goodyear SPEEDWAYs are on their second go around on eBay. $1600 sounds cheap to me for an OE 'Vette restoration, or would the dates be considered too early for a '68?

SPEEDWAYs

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The 67's used a 7.75X15 Redline In 66 they were Goldline
Those tires are what would be correct for a 68 or 69 Z28
I do stand corrected on my 70' the sticker says Firestone wide ovals The 72' 2top LT1 4 Speed that I had, had the Goodyears on it
I wish I still had them both The $$$ are really going up on them now

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The '67-'69 Z-28s & '67-'68 Shelbys used various E70-15s.

from kelseytire.com

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E70/15 – Speedway Wide Tread RWL

Specifically designed and only fitted to the 1968 and 1969 Z28 Camaro. Goodyear answered the call from GM to develop the appropriate tire for this high performance platform. Talk about a Z-handler, this Goodyear Speedway Wide Tread GT did the job.




Here's the "norm" for '68-'69 Z-28 * non-fiberglass belted.

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The 67's used a 7.75X15 Redline




So, NO 70 series tires on 'Vettes in '67 ..... even L88s?

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my 70' the sticker says Firestone wide ovals




It's a copy of the original sticker & names "FIRESTONE" on it? Does it list anything as far as size or construction? & are those the STANDARD or OPTIONAL tires? Can you post or email a pic?

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They fit lots of cars,
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I don't remember... but what did the Hurst/300s use? Didn't they have a lettered tire?






Dug out my '70 parts book ( to look up a speedo pinion for my mj) and found the largest tire listed (60 series) is F60, and H70 both 15" .
I don't know what I was thinking above, I think I overlooked 60 SERIES!
Was looking for 31 tooth green, and that is what was listed for the H70, thought of this post...

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The 1978 Little Red Express trucks had G-60-15 tires in front and L-60-15 tires in the rear. They were Good Year Polyglass Radial GT tires. The wheels were 7 inch stamped steel chrome slotted in the front,and 8 inch in the rear.

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missed the '78 LRE front tire size - I had a '79


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They were Good Year Polyglass Radial GT tires.




..... but they were Goodyear GT Radial - NO "polyglas" (polyester/fiberglass) they were actually a polyester/aramid fiber ply that goodyear called "FLEXTEN".

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I ordered a new Charger in 1973 with the Rallye and handling package. It came from the factory with G60-15 Goodyear Polyglas tires.

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They are a great "day two" tire & work well on the '71-'74 b-bodies with 8" wheels. They just do not command the $$ that OE sized tires do. What's the DOT number? (got pic?) The pair I have are from '73.




here is a pic of the DOT number if that helps.




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