Isn't it cool when there is a discussion & disagreement without people calling each other names.

Maybe we should arrange to get Mr. Welch & Mr. Egan together to discuss the issue.
Personally I feel the warning against running radials on pre 65 rims has some merit. If there weren't cases of wheel failure Coker wouldn't put the warning in their catalog. Add to that the anicdotal experiences of other drivers who've experienced wheel failure and there is a good case that it does happen, albeit infrequently. Obviously there are those here who have run radials without wheel failure and I hope that continues. I don't want to wish bad luck on anyone. It does, and should, provide food for thought.