Yes sir, they are original, this truck was in a garage in Powhatan Va for approximately 30 years I stand corrected they are replacement tires from the late 80's
Last edited by Cheapskate1229; 01/29/20249:45 PM.
1950 chevy shortbed 3100, 216 with a 3 on the tree.
Cheapskate, Did you see Red's post? He's looking for same (tires) with the same year truck. Also, is this your truck in the Swap Meet; or it there another? I had been looking for a picture of your '50 and this was the only one I could find.
Last edited by Peggy M; 01/29/20249:51 PM. Reason: add more info to post
~ Peggy M 1949 Chevrolet 3804 "Charlie" - The Stovebolt Flagship In the Gallery "Success comes in 'cans' ..."
If you are good with bias-ply tires, Simple Tire has the Power King 6.50-16 in a load Range C (6 ply) at what I think is a reasonable price. That is what I dressed my '50 3100 in. They are a good looking tire, and are as close to the original as I could find--seems that no one is making the 6.00-16 anymore. They don't give a limousine ride, but what the hey, it isn't a limo anyway!
The closest size metric tire to the original would be 215/85 R16. Diamondback makes radial tires in the original bias ply size such as 650x16 and 700x16. www.dbtires.com
Last edited by Peggy M; 01/30/20242:31 PM.
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
