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Mar 13, 2015 | 06:31 PM

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buickfunnycar.com

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What's funny here is GM used wimpy 14" tires on skinny 7" wide wheels on the 450hp LS-6!

At least GM used 15's on the Z/28's to homologate them for SCCA Trans-Am racing...

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Originally Posted by ApolloBeachRetiree

Hmmm, 18 inch = "old school"? Here is "old school" - 14 inch (the ride is anything but soft in this old GTX):

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Mar 13, 2015 | 06:41 PM

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AnD3rew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Foosh

". . . 18" looks old school." To which we responded, 14-15" is old school.

No it is a subtle but important distinction. What I sad was

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I think the 18s give the car a much more old school look

I accept that real old school is often smaller than 18, I think from memory that e- type is actually 15".

My opinion is that on an F-Type the smaller 18" looks more old school. I also said that there is nothing wrong with that look.

Mar 13, 2015 | 06:42 PM

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Foosh

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Buick,

It is hilarious. I had an original 1965 Ford 427ci (7 liter) side-oiler in my Cobra (pictured above), which weighed about 2K lbs. with close to 500 HP, sitting on 15" tires. Traction was impossible.