CAMAC Tyres

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Hi all

Was just wondering if anyone had any knowledge re these tyres.

They are available from the Vintage Tyre Co at £53 a tyre all inclusive of VAT and delivery and come in 185HRx14. They have the correct speed rating and are advertised as car tyres not van tyres.

I have done some internet snooping and CAMAC are a Portugese Co that went under some time ago but have just reopened production and have an exclusive distribution deal in the UK with the Vintage Tyre Co.

OK I know at £53 a tyre we are not looking at a top quality tyre but for light summer/weekend use, as mine will be, they may be a budget solution to a correct sized car tyre for those on the original wheels who don't want to buy new alloys or have to get the nearest size too scenario or pay £200 a corner for Michelins.

So does anyone have any past experience or thoughts???

Ron
 
We've put those on Stefan and Heike's "Jimmy". Initial reports were pretty good, I'll let Stefan give you an update now that they've done a few thousand miles.

Chris
 
Thanks Chris.

Nick Dunning said he was going to have a chat with you re tyres as he and Duncan are getting my old girl road worthy for me and I need all of them replacing, the thought of £1200 :shock: on Michelin tyres is a little eye watering :cry: to say the least.

"Jimmy" may be the car Nick was referring to in relation to yourself and tyres fitted to a resto you undertook recently, so they were indeed CAMACs then.

Ron
 
some tyre places buy from these at trade price and will do fitted for £53 i believe. Waiting from confirmation from selecta tyre in loughborough as i need 3 tyres for pae...

Rich.
 
Fay the aircon car needs a set of tyres so I'll approach the place that recently supplied the Federals for my P5B & see what they can do.
 
I have 195/65/15 Camac's on my 820e, I've had them for years and they haven't worn out, in fact I'm going to replace them soon because of age rather than wear, they're looking very old.

However they've never been the greatest tyre, tyrewear I believe is generally directly proportional to grip, these have worn well but don't provide much grip ! Not a brand I would seek out, although I probably wouldn't rule them out either.
 
As a further option, I think Vredestein do their 'Sprint Classic' tyre in 185 HR 14 90 H.
A quality tyre by all accounts. Not as cheap as the Camac, but certainly less than the Michelins.
 
I was waiting to speak to Chris about how Jimmy coped with the Camac tyres - reports are good, so this is the route we'll be going I suspect Ron.

I have another 3500S also needing a full set of boots, so I wonder if there's discount for bulk buys!

Cheers
Nick
 
Nick

There is always a deal to be had I'm sure. The CAMACS would seem ideal for the time being and get her booted for a reasonable outlay :D :D .

Peter

Yes Vredestein produce a suitable tyre, listed on Longstone site I think at around £105 + VAT a piece. I had Vredesteins on my old P4 and they are very good tyres. But I would prefer to spend half as much on the CAMACs for now and have money to spend on other items for LYK.
 
Hi, according to my research Camacs are looking like the only economic option for a 3500 (needing H rating). (Really, £150 a corner for michelins!!!).

This is an old thread but anyone got any further experience with them?
 
(Really, £150 a corner for michelins!!!).
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With tyres, you pay for what you get; Michelin hold a lot of patents for tyre technology, I have had em on every motorcycle I have owned since the 90s and have no regrets about the extra cost 90 percent of the Worlds commercial aircraft land on Michelin tyres

GW
 
I understand that, I tend to buy Michelin for my main car. I'm also certain they'd be better than Camacs. The problem I have is twofold.

Firstly, I wonder do Michelin actually use their latest and greatest technology in their "heritage" ranges or are they made to the original specs? I would guess the tooling/molds are original and the cost is related more to the short production runs as demand is limited rather than any long since recouped investment in this.

Secondly with the miles I do, they simply aren't going to wear out. Typically, they'd be replaced after 6 years which would only be 10-15,000km.

£600 is a lot to drop on set of boots on a car that cost only 2 sets of those in the first place.
 
Is there a reason for restricting your choice to the exact original size? You could probably save a lot of money by changing size slightly to something more common.
 
I like my genuine 14" Rostyles.

15" plus lower profiles just don't look right to me. I'm sure they offer better grip, but then rolly-polly suspension plus the fact the car is 40 years old tends to put a natural limit on how far you want to push things anyway.
 
No, I meant the same wheels with a slightly different tyre size, eg. 195 75 14 gives pretty much the same rolling radius as 185 80 14.
No idea if they're a more plentiful choice, but another variation might be.

This is the main reason I changed my 2000TC from 165 80 14 to 185 70 14 tyres, fitting a nice set of Avons for about 60 pounds each.
 
PeterZRH said:
Secondly with the miles I do, they simply aren't going to wear out. Typically, they'd be replaced after 6 years which would only be 10-15,000km.

£600 is a lot to drop on set of boots on a car that cost only 2 sets of those in the first place.
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My approach in the last 10 years has been to only buy full silica tires, admittedly they do cost more than rubber and are difficult to track down the right size how ever the aging problem will be eliminated and the performance of silica tires is far greater in every parameter than rubber.

Graeme
 
Hi Peter,
I have very good experience with Vredestein Sprint Classic tyres. They are about £80 - 90 per corner and come in 185/80- HR14. I have had them for 1 1/2" year on my 3500 and they are very very good tyres.
regards, Barten
 
Thanks.

It's actually quite annoying that you need an "H" rating. Realistically, no P6 from the factory was ever a 130mph car.

T rating tops out at 118mph and is far more realistic and are easier/cheaper to get.

I know it's not relevant to the rating, but I wonder how many owners ever really top a ton these days? My last car in the 1980s I had up to 90 and that was enough for me.
 
Mine arent H rated... PAE might do 85ish on a long multilane private road occasionally but that's fast enough thanks.....
 
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