I take that back. I just checked out the picture of the Bugeyes awaiting
shipment
in a parking lot in England. They do not appear to have whitewall tires. Maybe
there is a protective coating on the whitewalls. Anyone that still wants it can
have it in an e mail.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Gerard Chateauvieux wrote:
> Yep,
>
> Seems somewhere I have a photo of an entire lot full of Bugeyes with fat
> white wall tires!
>
> Gerard
>
> At 10:00 PM -0500 1/25/01, NewNGsInfo@cs.com wrote:
> >You gotta be kidding!
> >
> >Yes, the late 50's, early 60's saw a rage for white walls. I believe the
> >thinking in sports car circles, however, was for disdain of such "gentility".
> > Back then, a little "finger wave" was shared between all British owners who
> >also had little in common with "Detroit Iron Mongers" most of who also ran
> >black walls if serious. (Just my 2 cents worth).
> >
> >John
> >
> >PS, look in Hemmings for any such Dunlop suppliers.
>
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