PIRELLI CINTURATO™ CA67

• The first radial tire developed for Sports cars.
• Developed in 1952, winning road races in 1954.
• The sports car tire of choice from the ’50s, through the ‘60s & into the ‘70s.

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The tread belt in a in a radial tire, decreased tire deformation in all conditions, meaning the tread lasted roughly twice as long as the crossply tires. This same belt, meant that the tread was no longer scrubbing around on the road was able to dramatically increase the grip. In 1951 when Pirelli patented the Cinturato it was initially called the Cintura. The famous early Pirelli Cinturato tread pattern 367, became coded as CF67 & CA67. And the name Cintura soon evolved into the name Cinturato.

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When the Cinturato CA67 came out it was immediately taken on by the likes of Alfa, Lancia Ferrari and Maserati. Soon followed by international marques such as MG, Lotus and Aston Martin. What made the difference, was the progressive handling of the Cinturat. Until Pirellis Cinturato development, a radial tire had the reputation of gripping, but then letting go very suddenly at what would at the time been a much higher speed than a car was able to achieve in a corner on a crossply, so these effects was far more dramatic and less progressive. Pirelli With the Cinturato CA67 took the benefits of a radial tire and made it more suited to the rear wheel drive sports cars of the day, by making its handling progressive and altogether more predictable.