I have knock-off original steel wheels, body is unmodified. I know this has been the subject of much hand wringing, but wanted to double check before placing an order.
If that is the right size, lots of no-name tires to choose from but did see one brand I’ve run before with good results;
Seeing that the car hasn’t turn the wheel under its own power since 1992 I think 106 max speed is probably fine as far as tires go. It’ll be a very good day when I need something that can handle more speed than that!
I just bought a set of the Kumho Solus TA11 155/80R13 79T BSW Tires to fit on my Sunbeam Alpine with wire wheels. Ordered them from Walmart at $45 each with free shipping! Really nice tires that look vintage. Would like to try fitting them to an Elan to see how they fit. Oh-another thread talks about mounting tires at home. Learned how to do that years ago, besides not too many shops can mount inner tubes and tires on wire wheels…
I think that 165/80 would be a better choice for the Alpine. They were optional at the time to the standard 600-13 cross ply. Alpine 965kg and Elan 680kg so you can see why the larger tyre is probably better.
I,ve had the kumho’s on my sprint for a couple of years now,165-80-13, and they are much better than the michelin energy tires i had before.
They were gone in 10k miles. The kumhos grip nicely ,you can slide them easily.
I think they have the grip that you need for a car designed in the sixties,you don’t want them too sticky.
Cheers
In the UK the speed rating has to match or exceed the car’s capability, not the user’s anticipated use. Some MoTs testers would fail a car on that point but the police probably wouldn’t pick it up unless you had an incident.