Anyone Make Fake billboards?

[Mslone]

I like the look of the old Billboards.

I was thinking of getting some BF Goodrich Radial TA Tires and mounting them backward and painting the GOODYEAR - EAGLE lettering on them.

Anyone done this? Pics?

Thanks,

Michael

[billjr212]

There is definitely a thread on this exact topic on the ffcars forum. Not sure if whoever set that up checks on this forum as well.

(I'd pull the link for you but my office blocks ffcars as a "message board" - ha)

[68GT500MAN]

Several people have done this over the years. I do not know if anyone has done it recently. Try doing a search.
Doug

[Mslone]

Maybe I'm not using the search correctly... But I do not see hardly any posts on Billboard Tires...

I love the look, but not being DOT could casue some issues when Registering, Inspections....etc Plus I'm sure Radials will ride better.

[Dan Babb]

Here's a post with some pictures of what another owner did
http://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-factory-five-roadsters/387034-good-year-any-lettering-easy-made.html

[Gumball]

I have a set of the templates for 17" tires. Never used them as I'm going to switch to 15" wheels with Avon tires that are cool enough in their own right.

[Jester]

Here's a post with some pictures of what another owner did
http://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-factory-five-roadsters/387034-good-year-any-lettering-easy-made.html

Interested in the raised lettering as per the link provided by Dan - Do they make the raised letters for 17in tires & how do they look - photos?

Thx

[MPTech]

Somebody else needs to confirm, but I thought there were SEVERE warnings about running the B.F. Goodrich tires. Dangerous when wet.
Research it carefully before buying them.

Club Cobra Tech Areas > Tires and Wheels > BFGoodrich (http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/tires-wheels/118746-bfgoodrich.html)

quote from this post:

I had one Mustang and a S-10 truck with T/As on them. They are hard and will not stop you in the rain. But you can get 70,000 plus miles out of them.
They look real good but there are a lot of tires with better performance.
T/A are great for burn outs in a Cobra. Don't test them in a curve in the rain. They will put you the ditch.
BFG G-Force tires are good tires for a street Cobra but cost a little more than the T/As.
Dwight