Vintage Tyres Blog

I have always defined the love for a particular classic by whether or not it has the ‘glance-back’ feature. Those in the know will now be nodding in agreement with a wry smile on their faces, but if you don’t, then let me explain...

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Vintage Tyres are now offering free tyre safety checks at our Beaulieu branch. We’ll look at tyre depth, condition and age and email you a full report...

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Still not sure what those markings on your tyres mean? We explain what the numbers refer to, with examples for cross ply and radial tyres...

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If you’re in the classic vehicle scene you’ll know that there’s a rolling exemption from the MoT for cars and bikes of forty years plus. This extended the previous exemption that just included cars and bikes built up until 1960...

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Fred Spaven’s all-electric Charging Bullet looks amazing fitted with a brand new pair of Ensign Universal tyres supplied courtesy of project sponsor Vintage Tyres of Beaulieu. The vintage tread pattern really suits the ’60’s vibe of the Bullet. Fred’s also fitted the centre stand, a very slightly modified standard Enfield ...

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With the planned Land’s End to John o’Groat’s run fast approaching, we called in to see Fred at Spaven Engineering to see how he’s getting along with his all-electric Enfield, the Charging Bullet...

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Vintage Tyres has got good form for bringing tyre moulds out of retirement and putting tyres that have been out of production for decades back on the racks...

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Expert fitting and balancing at Beaulieu and Bicester Heritage Treating your car or bike to new tyres? Why not have them supplied and fitted by the experts at Vintage Tyres? Spinners, inner tubes, wire wheels, small-diameter rims and strange bolt patterns can be too much for some tyre fitters. Not Vintage Tyres. We have been expertly, and ...

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Ben Coleman, contributor to Practical Classics magazine and friend of Vintage Tyres considers the next steps with his A30.  ...

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