55 replies to this topic

[jomaoliveira79]

Hope that they can sell them to a sensible price because only period looking option 145r10 at competitive price are CAMAC as DUNLOP are expensive.

[Cooperman]

I shall buy a set for my S. I always loved the SP3.

[InnoCooperExport]

Great news. I emailed them a while back asking if there was any news and I never heard back from them. 

[Cooperman]

When the SP3 first came out in the 145 x 10 size they were really hard to get. In fact, you needed a contact at Dunlop Competitions Dep't and a competition licence to be able to buy them. I recall parking my Cooper rally car in Hitchin and a two guys were looking at it. When I went to get in one said "Wow, you have got those new Dunlops. Where did you get them"? Even on normal regional area championship rallies only a few people had them.

However, when I fitted them to my first Mk.1 Cortina GT they were not very good in the wet. 

Now we need a source for the original 145 x 10 SP44 Weathermaster.

[InnoCooperExport]

I thought you could still get 145x10 Weathermasters. I don't know if the pattern has maybe changed but there is definitely a Dunlop tyre in that size with that name available. 

 

https://www.vintaget...4-weathermaster

[mab01uk]

I thought you could still get 145x10 Weathermasters. I don't know if the pattern has maybe changed but there is definitely a Dunlop tyre in that size with that name available. 

 

https://www.vintaget...4-weathermaster

 

The SP44 was recently re-manufactured from new tooling when enough Mini and Moke owners responded with pre-orders for a set.

[Hedgey]

Has anyone heard any updates on this? 

 

I emailed Blockley yesterday enquiring if they had a release date and expressing interest but haven't had a response just yet.

 

Elliott

[mab01uk]

Latest email (June 2018) from Blockley to a Mk1 forum member below:-

 

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"We have had all sorts of delays, and I'm sure you will have made other plans - but the Blockley 145R10 mould is nearly finished and the tooling for the steel belting also manufactured ready, so I should have the sample tyres by mid to late July, after which it's E marking etc and the production - so we're on the last stretch!
Best Wishes, Julian"

http://mk1-forum.net...=22545&p=191657

So I guess it will probably be into early next year before we see any tyres for sale....

[Hedgey]

Received an email back from Blockley this morning.

 

"Dear Elliott,

Thanks for your email.

Making the 145R10 Mini tyre has taken so much longer than I had ever 
anticipated! But we are almost there.

The prototypes have been produced and tested, and we will have our 
paperwork for DoT (for USA) and E marking (for Europe) very shortly. By 
the time this is done and we book a production slot and so on, we should 
have the tyres available for sale later this year. The tread pattern is 
like most of the Blockley radials which is based on a early Dunlop tread 
pattern that Goodyear did their version of shortly afterwards - so the 
Minis will look fantastic on them! I am also making a good quality 
thicker Blockley Butyl inner tube as most of the Mini wheels I have seen 
are not the tubeless type (ie with the safety ridge inside), so should 
be fitted with tubes, although I'm sure many don't.

I attach the 2018 Blockley brochure showing the tyres tubes and rim 
bands that we currently produce. We guarantee that if any of the 
Blockley radial tyres are not the best that a customer has ever driven 
on, then we will offer a refund. If we are not making the best tyres / 
tubes then there is no point in making them. The 145R10 tyre has twin 
steel belting in the carcass construction.

We do not sell via the well known "Classic" tyre wholesalers such as 
Vintage Tyre supplies at Beaulieu, or Longstone, because they need too a 
big margin, and push the sales of whatever they make the most margin on 
- so by selling direct we are able to sell the best product at a 
realistic price that is inevitably lower than anything else. In this way 
we have managed to have never increased a tyre price since we started 
some 20 years ago! But then the reasons for starting Blockley is very 
different from why others do this.

Best Wishes,

Julian.

PS I'll keep you updated when the tyres are close to availability."

 

Elliott

[KTS]

will be good to have another option available. it'll be interesting to see where they price them, and what size production run they're looking at

 

something else to put on the christmas list maybe..

[mab01uk]

Apparently the prototype 145 tyre is on display at Stoneleigh Restoration show today.
They should be available by the end of the year.
S speed rating and E marked.

 

Some preview photos on Mk1 Forum:-

http://mk1-forum.net...tart=80#p201880

Edited by mab01uk, 28 October 2018 - 07:04 PM.

[DeadSquare]

I've written my letter and I'm posting early to Father Christmas.

[mab01uk]

The 145 tyres were on show at the NEC, £75 each in the Jan 2019 price list so on their way for the New Year.
Apparently a 165 will also be available at the same/similar price.

[mab01uk]

 

Blockley are at the London Classic Car Show with this 145 sample £63 + VAT & delivery. Same price for the 165 which is to follow.
They hope to have them in stock and on sale later this month or in March.

https://www.blockleytyre.com/

Edited by mab01uk, 15 February 2019 - 10:00 AM.

[surfblue]

Ohh they are nice!