momo608

Getting ready to buy tires and I'm going with the original bias ply. I am planning to use a set of NOS PO2's I have been saving and don't want to make a costly mistake with tire choice. I like white letter Firestones but not sure that would be acceptable. Is there a tire that is considered "correct" for PO2's or is anything on the option list OK? Can't say I ever saw a vintage photo of a vette with white letter tires and PO2's

Thanks!

Easy Mike

No. P02s did not require any specific tire. Choice of tire is yours. "Acceptable" is defined by what you like.

Alan 71

Hi m,
Some people feel P02 caps look best with white stripe tires on a Caprice.
Regards,
Alan

resdoggie

Wheel discs belong on family cars, not sports cars.

briankeery

Red stripes all the way.......the tires aren't bad either.

7T1vette

Just my opinion...but:

RWL tires look best on Rally Wheels; that combo gives the car that "muscle" look.

P02's look best with thin-line {white}wall tires. And, depending on the color combination on your car, that could be white, red, blue, or gold line sidewalls. White will go with any color combo and the car will look "classy". Redline tires are the sportiest look with thin-line tires; goldline tires provide the most luxurious appearance; bluelines were pretty rare but would look good on blue and white cars.

P02's look pretty good with RWL tires, but there's something about that look that doesn't quite get it for me.

momo608

I do appreciate the replies. Many people don't even think they're sports cars. The fact that very similar wheel covers were used on many GM models, does detract from their uniqueness. But they are cool and a nice break from the all to common rally's. Back in the day you did not see many vette's with them, they made quite an impression on me when I did. Ben hurish and very different.

Anyway it looks like GM thought they looked best with white walls judging by the advertising. I have all summer to decide so thanks again!

momo608

You described my dilemma perfectly. Something is gnawing at me to go with white walls even though under any other circumstance I would not put them on a C3

BTW, my car is or about to be the original Donneybrooke green. It's a convertible but It's going to have its body colored hardtop on it most of the time.

blue67ragtop

Alan 71

Hi m,
It would take some courage but perhaps black-walls?
I think that would get away from the Impala look and be considered more 'sporty'.
Regards,
Alan

momo608

One of the most ugly cars of all time, right down there with an AMC Matador. This car makes everything on it look bad. I think you know that

momo608

Actually I have owned this car for over ten years, a project waiting to be painted the right color and properly gone through and refreshed. Full cosmetics. It was repainted red before I got it and I put some used PO2's on the existing black wall radials, never really liked it. These covers need something to accentuate their good looks. Even though I really like RWL Firestones, they are just not right IMO. Nice but.... This is just one of those times when good taste trumps desire. Hell, if this were 1970 I doubt I would have bought a donneybrooke green on saddle corvette. But who knows, people loved shades of green back in those days. It's hard to imagine how anyone would want avocado appliances in their house or worse sinks and toilets, but they did. The condition of the car and it's options was why I bought it, not the color options.

This was helpful and thanks for the input. I think ya'll know where I'm going.

Anyone have a Donneybrooke green Vette with PO2's to show?

7T1vette

Green cars look great with P02's and redline tires. The redlines make the car look more 'sporty' than whitewalls. Goldlines with green car make it look 'classy'.

But, in the end, it's your car so you should do what feel right to you.

Easy Mike

If you look closely, these are flat caps which Corvette did not use. P01s\P02s have a center ornament in place of the flat cap.

resdoggie

The wheel discs make that car look outstanding! Just needs a hydraulic kit to ride low.

oldgto

That`s what I was thinking when I found the "spinner" type rally caps. AND, I have the option to quickly change from spinner to derby caps to change the look!

toylman

I think white letter look best with the rally and ww go with the P02

jr9170

On my 70 454 I go with black walls with both the PO2's and the rally's.

Bob K

I like white walls with the P02's.

Bob K.

jhudec

Just a comment regarding the actaul bias ply tire. I picked up a repop set for my 72' and went with the Goodyears, they cost a little more, but they are actually closer to "correct" than the Firestone reproductions.
Joe