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progress is heartening. I could maybe actually drive it by next spring -hope hope hope.
 

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A black Dart?
 
Just for gits and shiggles you need to paint a red hour glass on the center frame cross member.... :laugh:
 
I wish my SP was advanced that far! It's looking great. Good stuff.
 
Its looking really sharp Dale.
 
those look like the 185/70R15 pirellis that longstone tyres is selling in the UK again. Great tyres.
 
Can you list the actual paint code for that color? I mentioned it to my wife and she want to paint the Jag that color! Isn't she wonderful? I'm gonna keep her!! :laugh:
 
I'd like to be going with an old tire pattern (Blockley, Longstone) with uprated rubber compound. Are the Pirellis cross-plies?

(The original Dunlop Roadspeeds are currently on the car)
 
spnx-Funny you should ask about the tires, I just came across the receipt from 2003 and have to wonder why I bought them back then. I will use them for a year, at most, and then replace because of age. They are Kelly 165-R-15. I am running Vredestein Classic in 165-HR-15 on the driver & am quite satisfied with them so far. Got them from Universal Vintage in Hershey, PA.

Silverghost- Never had the code, it is a recent color -Bentley's Black Velvet Pearl- and my painter just used that to order from his supplier. The Bentley website will let you build a car and you can get an idea of how it looks from there. PM me if you need the actual code & I'll get it from restorer.
 
Thanks! I should be able to find it. :smile:
 
Longstone sells Dunlop R5s and CR 65s, both pretty good tyres, but if you are drivng on the road you should really go with a radial. They are much safer, esp in braking.
 
Aren't radials going to screw up my wheel circumference? I seem to remember reading somewhere that radials aren't recommended on Darts.
 
James -

buy a suitably tall radial, 80 to 85% profile. I think a standard 165x15 is basically the same. have a look here, you can check:

Longstone Daimler SP 250 Fish Feet

You can see the diameters for some of the 165x15s are the same as the 5.90x15s
 
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