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[josh.goddard]

Hi
i am after 2/3 if i can get 3 pirelli cinturato cn54 tyres in the size of 145,70,12 does anybody know where to go for them??

[jaydee]

Hi
i am after 2/3 if i can get 3 pirelli cinturato cn54 tyres in the size of 145,70,12 does anybody know where to go for them??

They've not been in the market for years.
My adivice is, if you find them and want them just for the look, ok, but they can be very dangerous as they will be about ten years old tyres, so definately not safe.
Plus, that tyres werent good even when new...

[minidizzy]

I agree with the above. I naively collected Cinturatos on eBay - mostly unused spare tyres on steel wheels - but I am not going to fit them as they are potentially dangerous even though they look fine. I am not going to sell them for the same reason.
I now have Yokohama A539s which are definitely the way to go for 4.5" x 12" wheels. Look better as well.
Originally I was aiming for authenticity but I seem to remember Alistair Vines, who was in charge of reviving the Mini Cooper at Rover, talking at Beaulieu last year and saying that the Cinturatos were a rushed compromise.

[ministar]

Don't put A539's on your ritz josh, might be able to find some federals, or falkens. Got to be 145 to keep the look.

[minidizzy]

Good point

[josh.goddard]

its got 3 federals on and 2 cinturatos

[josh.goddard]

is there any way of finding a set of nos ones for show use at all or anybody have any nos ones they wish to sell

[minidaves]

got some but they are of course old