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Small Performance Cars

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From the 60s through to the early 80’s, little sports cars dominated and did so much for the British car manufacturing industry with cars such as the Austin Healey Sprite and the Triumph Herald, great little energetic cars that are just a pleasure to drive. Sadly for the longest time there hasn’t been a good tire to be fitted on these cars, until Pirelli created the 145R13 Pirelli Cinturato ™ CA67. This radial tire is made with these cars in mind, with a rounded carcass to compliment the handling of these light weight rear wheel drive cars. There are many budget tires that are made at this size but they are made to compliment a more modern chassis and the handling wont at all compare to that of a 145R13 Pirelli Cinturato ™ CA67.

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Classic Car Crossply Vs Radial Tires

Many vehicle manufacturers still used crossply tires up to and including the 1970s. Examples of this include the early Lotus 7 Elan, Austin A30, MG Midget, and the early Triumph Spitfire models. Many cars were released with 520-13 Crossply tires and as tire technology moved on didn't have a performance crossply tire that they could buy, this is especially true for performance cars like the Midget, Spitfire, and Lotus Elan.

These cars would benefit greatly from a period radial carcass, which will handle smoothly and provide an increased steering response without making the steering feel sluggish and numb. Fitting a larger (oversized) tire would lead to heavier steering and compramised handling when compared to a 145 HR 13 Pirelli Cinturato™ CA67.

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145 HR 13 Pirelli Cinturato™ CA67 Relevant Cars

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Abarth - 850, 1000

Alfa Romeo - Alfasud 1, Alfa Romeo Ti, SE, 5m, 1, Sprint, Super Ti, 1, Sprint, Super Ti (up to 1981)

Autobianchi - Primula, A112

Austin - A30-A35, Metropolitan, A40 Farina, Allegro, Maestro, A40, A40 Countryman, Allegro 1100, 1300, 1500 mk1, mk2 Maestro 1 (base model)

Austin - Healy Sprite (all models), Auto Union Junior F11, F12, Bond Equipe GT, GT4S

Bond - Equipe GT, Equipe GT 2-2, GT4S, GT4S 1300

Citroen - Visa Super E, Visa L, Visa 11E, 11RE, Convertible, Daf 32, 3

Fiat - 850, 128 850 Special, 128, 128 Estate, 128 Rally, Strada 65L, CL, 75CL, 85 (up to 1983), X1/9 1, Fiat 3

Ford - Cortina, Popular, Anglia 105E, Super, Cortina 1200, 1300, Escort 1, MK3 (up to 1984)

Honda - S800

Lancia - Delta 1300 (4-speed)

Lotus - 7, Elan

MG - Midget Mk1, MK2, MK3

Morris - Marina 1, Morris 1, Morris 8

Peugeot - 104 SL, 104 SR, 104 ZS(up to 1980), 205 1, GL, GR, 205 1, GR (up to 84)

Renault - 4, R5, R5L, R5TL, R5GTL, R5TS, R5TX, Le Car, R6TL, R9c, R9 TC (1, R9 TL, R5GTL (1, Renault R12L, R12TL, R12TR, R12TS, R14TL, R14GTL, (up to 1983), R18 (base model)

Simca - 1000 Special, Rally, 1100, 1100 TI, 1200

Sunbeam - 1, Sunbeam LS, GL, 1, SunbeamGL, 1, GL, S, GLS, Horizon 1, GL, LS, 1, GL, LS, GLS, 1, GL

Talbot - Samba, Samba GL, Sunbeam Lotus

Toyota - Starlet

Triumph - Herald (all Models), Spitfire MK1, MK2, Mk3, MK4, Acclaim L

Vauxhall - Firenza Nova 1, Vauxhall 1, Vauxhall Astra 1, (up to 1984)

Volkswagen - Golf, Polo L, N, LS, GLS, Golf 1, L, GL, Volkswagen N

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145 HR 13 Pirelli Cinturato™ CA67 Tire Details

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