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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2015, 11:12:49 AM »
$500 ea. Not bad....
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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2015, 09:33:33 PM »
Pretty sure these are the same tires Dick Spadaro offered on this site before his passing. Would be great for a restoration.
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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2015, 10:16:07 AM »
I don't guess anyone would actually run them would they?
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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2015, 10:31:48 AM »
Worse have been run. :-D :-D

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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2015, 10:32:08 AM »
$500 ea. Not bad....


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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2015, 10:45:44 AM »
I don't guess anyone would actually run them would they?

I'd run 'em at 300.
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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2015, 11:03:26 AM »
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Re: eBay: 700-18 Firestone Bonneville tires
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2015, 11:04:31 AM »
We went 400 on those 60's Firestone's in the 90's before the late model Mickey's were available. These have obviously been stored correctly, I'd run them!
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