Do These Have Any Value?

[rexus31]

These tires came with my '64 GTO when I bought it in 2003. I never drove on them and they've have been sitting in my garage ever since. I've got the 4th; it's on spare tire duty in the trunk of the GTO. All 4 appear to be in really good shape with no cracks in the side walls and a fair amount of tread left. I'm sure these are reproduction BF Goodrich Redline Bias Ply's 7.50x14. Question is are they worth anything? I plan to dismount them and store the original steel wheels. The wheels and tires are taking up too much room.

 

[amazinblue82]

dated code looks like week 16, 1968 (the pre-radial years - unless somebody was repopping - Coker? - them after BFG stopped making them in the 60's). see link below.

COKER BFGOODRICH SILVERTOWN 750x14 "RED LINE" TIRE, NEW OLD STOCK 750x14 RED LINE ONE ( 1 )

since you are sure they are repopped, that date could be week 16 of 1978, 1988, or 1998.

anyway, if all are consistently dated, hold air, and you know what other cars (GM's plus other makes) used them, they could be worth something to someone with a pristene survivor/restored car for SHOW purposes (at 20+ years old, though appear to be in great shaple, they are too old to drive on).

good luck with them

 

[cantflip]

I would consider them valueless if still available as a repop...

Gift them to someone who has ugly rubber doing a restoration... just be sure to let them know the age is way out of date. They would make good roll around tires or visual aides... I wouldn't bother with selling something unsafe...

 

[Carmine]

You should ship them to me for proper disposal. I'll do it free this one time... Might even trade you a set of snow tires...

 

[3C's & a D?]

I don't think tires were stamped with DOT in the 60's. I believe those are coded 2006, sadly technically making them unroadworthy regardless of appearance.
Edit- Whoops just skimmed your post again. That would be something else if your car in 2003 came with tires from 2006! To answer your question I would say if someone values them enough to part with cash, sell 'em for whatever you can get.

 

[commando1]

Coker Goodrich RedLines are 200-250 new. You mean to tell me that those wouldn't be a bargain to a lot of people for a hundred bucks?

 

[cantflip]

My apologies to rexus31. I didn't mean to overstep any bounds or devalue what should be worthless rubber. At 20 years old minimum, I personally would not want to be involved with them and many shops will refuse to mount them... don't worry though, somebody will mount them.

I looked for a simple explanation and this is what I found...
How Old - and Dangerous - Are Your Tires?
While I agree that 6 and 7 year time limits are aggressive and may or may not be necessary, I'll leave that to the manufacturers to decide. I wouldn't refuse service on 6 year old tires like adding air, thanks Lexus/Toyota (they did that to the missus)... but I would refuse to repair one.

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

why aren't they on the Pontiac where they belong to?

 

[Fratzog]

They would be perfect form somebody's trailer queen. Just don't drive around with them.

 

[rexus31]

why aren't they on the Pontiac where they belong to?

I'm not a fan of bias ply tires. The car currently has redline radials.