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Old 06-23-2007, 04:54 PM
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Red 308 with red line tires?

Just wondering out loud here.

Was at a car show recently, and was admiring an old Triumph TR6 with redline tires and wire wheels. Looked quite sharp, matching the red exterior.

Since most Ferraris also seem to be red, just wondering how a set of red line tires would look, mounted on our familiar 5-star OEM wheels?

Anyone ever seen this?

Maybe someone who is clever with PhotoShop could take a side profile shot of a red 308 and fiddle with it so to show how this idea might look?

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Old 06-23-2007, 04:58 PM
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that would probably look cool, actually. it'd be different.
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Old 06-23-2007, 05:09 PM
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I was under the impression that redlines for TR6's were a similar situation to TRX tires on the Ferraris. They're old technology, poor tires, and expensive to obtain, but people still put them on the TR6's because it's the OEM tire.
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Old 06-23-2007, 05:26 PM
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I was under the impression that redlines for TR6's were a similar situation to TRX tires on the Ferraris. They're old technology, poor tires, and expensive to obtain, but people still put them on the TR6's because it's the OEM tire.
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They're concours tires for Triumph. I wouldn't stick them on a Ferrari.
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Old 06-23-2007, 05:38 PM
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redlines are made today with current technology:
http://www.widewhitewalltires.com/pr...8_20_intro.htm

they would probably look sharp on a 3x8. most indeed a Dino 246.
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Old 06-23-2007, 11:27 PM
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I had red line tires on a old Corvette i had many moons ago.
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Old 06-24-2007, 12:11 AM
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I keep Firestone repo gold lines on one of my corvettes (1966). The red and goldlines, IMO were a very period speific look and seem out of place on modern machines.

Just a worthlees opinion.
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Old 06-24-2007, 01:08 AM
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Had redlines on my red, 60s E-type Jags.

Looked great!!
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Old 06-24-2007, 10:54 AM
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Redlines

I'm with Meister. I keep repo redlines on my 67 Corvette. It's a mid 60's to very early 70's look. IMHO.
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Old 06-24-2007, 01:09 PM
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I put mine on only for concours showing. The rest of the time I run a set of minilites and pirellis.

The bad news for those who still "need" redlines is it was announced just 2 weeks ago that they will no longer be made.
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Old 06-29-2007, 01:01 PM
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Still seeking someone clever with PhotoShop (or similar) who can do a simulation of this look of a red line tire on a conventional 5-star OEM rim!

Yes, it's a period look, that's for sure, but keeping in mind the age of the 308 series, maybe it's not too far out to lunch.

Cheers - DM
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Old 06-29-2007, 01:29 PM
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I think it'd look terrible. On the other hand, put on some modern size wheels and PZero Rossas with the red "PZero" on the side and it'd be a nice, subtle bit of coordination you could add.
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Old 06-29-2007, 02:03 PM
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I put mine on only for concours showing. The rest of the time I run a set of minilites and pirellis.

The bad news for those who still "need" redlines is it was announced just 2 weeks ago that they will no longer be made.
Got any more info on that story?
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Old 06-29-2007, 02:17 PM
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Got any more info on that story?
Got an email from the local Triumph club saying that.
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