If you get the BMIHT certificate on your car, it will tell if it came from
the factory with white sidewalls.
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From James Algar <JamesA at HI-TORQUE.com>
To: Spridgets@autox.team.net <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 1:57 PM
Subject: White wall tires
>I was going through some old snapshots of my '69 Sprite, taken shortly
after
>I bought it new, and they confirmed a memory of mine; that, as purchased
>from the dealer (University Imports in Riverside, California), the car came
>with (thin) whitewall tires! I'm assuming they were factory Dunlops (can't
>see the dealer bothering to de-mount the delivered tires) but I'm willing
to
>be corrected. Can anybody on the list help out with this? Not that many of
>you are driving Spridgets bought new, but maybe someone has original ads or
>dealer brochures?
>
>Wondering,
>
>Jim Algar
>
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