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"Picked up my wheels and new XAS 180 HR 15 Michelins from Allen Hendrix on Friday. Drop shipped the tires from Coker Tire to Hendrix Wire Wheel in Greensboro. Allen and Jerry tuned the wires (12 years old) mounted, balanced, and shaved the tires. Today Judith and I took the Bloody Beast for a drive on some great country roads and I must say, Mike Oritt was right. These tires are fantastic. They have asymmetric treads. They handled beautifully and Judith even commented "these ride like glass." These tires also look great on the car. They fill the wheel well perfectly. Hats off to Michelin for designing a great tire and to Hendrix Wire Wheel for putting the package together."
 
Dougal, I am curious as how do you ship the tires to the USA, how long does this usually take and can the tires be harmed or abused during their long trip?

Thanks for your time,

John
 
Dougal :
The exchange rate is not favorable for Us Yanks Right now-:highly_amused:
 
Dougal :

I am curious as how do you ship the tires to the USA ?

---------- ----RORO-John--:jester:
 
Lin said:
"Picked up my wheels and new XAS 180 HR 15 Michelins from Allen Hendrix on Friday. Drop shipped the tires from Coker Tire to Hendrix Wire Wheel in Greensboro. Allen and Jerry tuned the wires (12 years old) mounted, balanced, and shaved the tires. Today Judith and I took the Bloody Beast for a drive on some great country roads and I must say, Mike Oritt was right. These tires are fantastic. They have asymmetric treads. They handled beautifully and Judith even commented "these ride like glass." These tires also look great on the car. They fill the wheel well perfectly. Hats off to Michelin for designing a great tire and to Hendrix Wire Wheel for putting the package together."
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Lin--

I am glad you are glad!
 
Just to restate - the Coker XAS tires are made by Coker in Michelin molds. The rubber may be as good as the actual Michelins sold by Longstone, or not. I'm not saying they're bad in any way, but they're not made by Michelin.

The Wikipedia article on Coker Tire states that Coker has acquired many obsolete molds from Firestone, Michelin, BF Goodrich, etc, and makes repro tires using these molds.

From Summit Racing's blurb:
"When you think of classic tires, whitewalls usually come to mind. Michelin radial tires were the sporty blackwalls of the mid-'60s and later touted safety at high speeds, longer mileage, a reduced slip angle, and accurate steering. Now you can have the "original radial cord tires" from Michelin, too. Coker Michelin radial tires are built in the original molds to bring an authentic look and style to your classic car. These radial tires are offered in sizes and tread designs to fit your specific application, including X, the first radial tire, XAS, the first asymmetrical tread pattern, and the designed-for-speed XWX. For sporty looks with lots of firsts in class, get a set of Coker Michelin radial tires."
 
Lin said:
"Picked up my wheels and new XAS 180 HR 15 Michelins from Allen Hendrix on Friday. Drop shipped the tires from Coker Tire to Hendrix Wire Wheel in Greensboro. Allen and Jerry tuned the wires (12 years old) mounted, balanced, and shaved the tires. Today Judith and I took the Bloody Beast for a drive on some great country roads QUOTE.

Very good choice LIN -Compliments
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steveg said:
Just to restate - the Coker XAS tires are made by Coker in Michelin molds. The rubber may be as good as the actual Michelins sold by Longstone, or not. I'm not saying they're bad in any way, but they're not made by Michelin.
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Steve,

This thread I posted earlier seems to indicate that XAS tires and other classic treads are manufactured by Michelin in Serbia and distributed in the US by Coker: https://forum.porsche356registry.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37162 It wouldn't surprise me if Coker and Longstone are both getting their tires from the same plant. I suppose a call to Coker would clear it up, or everybody could look at their sidewalls and report back, although I'm not sure where the plant is located makes a big difference. I used to come in contact with a number of former "guest workers" in Germany who had immigrated to the States and had worked in the German auto plants. They were from Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Yugoslavia and Greece, It made me rethink the idea of Porsche, Mercedes and BMW being built by German craftsmen.
 
HealeyRick said:
Steve,

This thread I posted earlier seems to indicate that XAS tires and other classic treads are manufactured by Michelin in Serbia and distributed in the US by Coker: https://forum.porsche356registry.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37162 It wouldn't surprise me if Coker and Longstone are both getting their tires from the same plant. I suppose a call to Coker would clear it up, or everybody could look at their sidewalls and report back, although I'm not sure where the plant is located makes a big difference. I used to come in contact with a number of former "guest workers" in Germany who had immigrated to the States and had worked in the German auto plants. They were from Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Yugoslavia and Greece, It made me rethink the idea of Porsche, Mercedes and BMW being built by German craftsmen.
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The operative word being "seems". There's nothing on Coker's site saying whether they import or build them. The implication is they build them, because that's what they do with all their other molds they've acquired over the years.
 
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