New Genuine Period tyre from Pirelli - PIRELLI CINTURATO 185/70VR13 CN36

Hi team
 
The CN36 came out in 1969 and for some time was the low profile tyre of choice for sports cars. 
 
Pirelli have just produced a 13" version perfect for you chaps http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/185-70vr13-pirelli-cinturato-cn36.html
 
Picture below
 
Dougal
Longstone Tyres

Hi
 
What does that mean?

 
Which country are the tyres manufactured?

whooligan
You wouldn't want to drive on those things. Best for a trailer queen, concourse car.

Hi Whooligan
You have got completely  the wrong end of the stick. fittinng the Cinturato CN36 will massively improve the handling compared to anything else you could be fitting (except perhaps the http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/avon-cr6zz )
The thing is that these are genuine period tyres developed to improve the handling of cars of this period, which is different to a modern tyre. the Cinturato CN36  will give you much better handling on a Capri, Cortina or Escort.
 
If you have changed the Camber and Caster of you car to suit modern tyres they might give you improved road holding, but the Cinturato will handle much better.
 
the fact they are such an excellent price and look so cool is a bonus.

They are made in Turkey.
 
However don't be under the impression that these are tyres that Pirelli farm out and have made as a budget tyre. The Turkey factory is a Pirelli factory, but not just that it is also the factory in which Pirelli make their formula one tyres. These tyres are hot stuff. Incidentally they also made some for Porsche and for thos that can read German there is an article about the Porsche tyres here (but in German) https://www.facebook.com/...43/?type=3&theater

Hi
 
Yes granted they are without doubt the best choice for concourse. the only genuine period tyre made by a top manufacturer.
 
These tyres are shipped to most places free of shipping charges.
 
But the most important part is that they will handle better on your car than a modern tyre (unless you have modified the geometry of your car to suit modern tyres by changing the caster and camber). 
 
Modern tyres don't handle as well on classic cars as the tyres that these cars were designed in conjunction with. Horses for courses. Modern wide low profile tyres will improve your stopping distances in a straight line and diminish wheel spin in the dry. But a period tyre like the CN36 (or a tyre that is designed to be fitted to cars like this like the Avon CR6ZZ) have  rounded shoulders and give much more progressive handling in the corners than a modern square shouldered tyre (unless you give your car adverse camber).
 
Yes they are built with modern compounds. you are not allowed to use the chemicals that they used historically when building tyres
 
If you want to go racing give your car some adverse camber and fit something like the Michelin TB5 road legal semi slick tyres http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/16-53-13-michelin-tb5f.html that look like this.

 
but if you want to have the most enjoyable car to drive that when you press on in a corner, will drift predictably and progressively (rather than the grip, let go, grip, let go, of an over tyred car) then you want a tyre that has rounded shoulders, like the Cinturato http://www.longstonetyres...to-cn36.html that looks like this