Vintage Tyres sponsors New Forest Classic Car Run
This year, Vintage Tyres is planning several special events and offers to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary.
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Vintage Tyres gears up for half-century celebrations
NewsThis year Vintage Tyres itself reaches a healthily vintage age – during 2012 the Beaulieu-based company, which claims to be the first firm in the world to set up as a dedicated supplier of older and specialist vehicles, celebrates 50 years in the business. To mark its half-century, Vintage Tyres will run a number of events throughout the year, including May’s Vintage Tyres New Forest Classic Car Run, and the company says customers can also take advantage of special offers during this anniversary year.
European Commission publishes updated labelling regulation
Company News, International News, Legislation, NewsJust under a year before its mandatory introduction, the European Commission has published its second regulation (1235/2011) paving the way for the implementation of tyre labelling requirements. Regulation 1222/2009 introduces labelling requirements detailing the display of information on fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise of tyres. According to the ETRMA, which has been involved in consultation on the legislation, the regulation aims to “increase the safety and the environmental and economic efficiency of road transport by promoting fuel-efficient and safe tyres with low noise levels.”
VTS offers new Dunlop Aquajet size
NewsVTS is now offering 185R15 Dunlop Aquajet tyres. Following some subtle changes to the tyre’s construction, the tyre technicians responsible for the [re]creation of this classic product have reportedly been able to increase the maximum speed capacity of this tyre from 130mph to well in excess of 150mph (240km/h) enabling the tyre to once again be v-rated. This is particularly good news for any six cylinder E type Jaguar owner. It now also comes with a reduced price of £149.00 + VAT.
Camac makes a comeback
NewsHampshire based Vintage Tyre Supplies have become exclusive distributors of the Camac range of classic crossply and radial tyres. The company says this is good news for many 50s, 60s and 70s classic car owners who will remember fitting them to the likes of Beetles, Minis, Cortinas and Anglias.
VTS Unveils 3 New Classic Tyre Sizes
NewsBeaulieu based classic tyre specialist Vintage Tyre Supplies has recently expanded its Waymaster range of budget cross-ply tyres by adding 500/525-16, 575/600-16 and a 450-17 sizes. The new tyres are p riced at £62.50, £72.50 and £62.50 (+ vat) respectively. Their addition brings the range up to 28 tyres and covers cars and motorcycles from the early 1920’s to the later post war years.
VTS Announces New Waymaster Sizes
NewsVintage Tyre Supplies reports that “2010 is set to be a record year” for the Waymaster brand, and eight new sizes will soon be added to the line-up. These sizes are: 715×115, 895×135, 450-17, 500/525-16, 550-16, 575/600-16, 560s15 and 520-14. All of these tyres, Vintage Tyres notes, will “uphold the Waymaster brand values of quality, authenticity and cost-effectiveness.”
S-mark Enforcement to Begin on 23 March 2010
NewsEnforcement of the European s-mark legislation that took effect in October 2009 is set to begin in the UK on 23 March. From this date onwards anyone selling tyres not in compliance with Directive 2001/43 (in other words non s-marked tyres) will be subject to the consequences of a statutory instrument signed off by Department for Transport minister Sadiq Khan on 10 February. BTMA chief executive, Graham Willson, told Tyres & Accessories that this approved text will now be laid before parliament and, unless there is an adverse reaction from parliament – something that is considered unlikely, the statutory instrument completing the implementation of directive 2001/43 will become effective on 23 March 2010.
Some industry observers see the time before this as the last chance saloon for anyone who has been clearing stocks of non-compliant tyres, with the Vehicle Certification Agency and Trading Standards are expected to be vigorously enforcing the new law, with penalty fines of up to £5,000 a tyre for those caught selling non-compliant products after 23 March.
ETRMA Welcomes Tyre Labelling Agreement
NewsThe European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) has welcomed the European Parliament’s agreement on tyre labelling, issued 1 October. According to a statement issued by the organisation, ETRMA and its 12 leading tyre corporate members “fully support and welcome the objective of the mandatory tyre performance information requirement.”
VTS Introduces Vredestein 640/700SR13
NewsThose of you fortunate to have an example of the classic 1950s Mercedes 180 or 190 in SL or saloon guise tucked away in your garage now have a new tyre at hand for your baby. Hampshire based Vintage Tyre Supplies now stocks the new 640/700SR13 Vredestein Classic Tyre, a radial featuring a raised curbing rib and suitable for speeds of up to 113 mph (180kmph).
Vintage Tyres Releases New Fitment Guide Poster
NewsUK classic car tyre supplier, Vintage Tyres has the answer to that perpetual question, what would someone with a passion for older cars enjoy putting on their wall? The company has released a poster that details the fitment and pressure for tyres shod on British cars between 1945 and 1975, providing, in its own words, “an invaluable reference guide for any classic enthusiast”. Proving the supplier’s point about the poster’s indispensability, Vintage Tyres is offering the poster to everyone free of charge.
Toyo Sponsors Goodwood Revival 2009
NewsThis year Toyo Tires are the official group sponsor at the Goodwood Revival for the first time. Sarah Clavey, senior marketing executive at Toyo Tires commented: “Toyo Tyres have achieved great success within a relatively short period in the Trackday and motorsport arena. Our range of motorsport tyres, led by the Proxes R888 are fast becoming the tyre of choice by many competitors and in many championships. As the Goodwood Revival celebrates all aspects of motorsports, from past to present, we are very excited to be associated with such a prestigious event which brings together all of our motorsport values.”
Tyre s-marking statutory instrument delayed
Editorial/Comment, International News, LegislationI had to say it, didn’t I? I should have known better than to put proverbial pen to paper and write “unless there is an unlikely 11th hour stay of execution at the European parliament.” I should have known better because no sooner had these words gone to print then exactly this happened. I am, of course, referring to the wonderful s-mark legislation (also known as regulation 2001/43), which has become the subject of so much coverage in Tyres & Accessories recently. Apparently, tyres won’t necessarily need an s-mark to comply with regulation 2001/43 and, er, be s-marked.
However, it doesn’t end there. The latest from the Department for Transport is that there has been a “delay in putting into place the statutory instrument which is required for the new s-marking regulations to become law.” In short, there won’t be any means of enforcing the new law in the UK until March 2010. This fact doesn’t affect the other European markets, which will all have to comply by the original 1 October 2009 deadline.
Recycling Classic Tyres with the Stig
Product NewsIn other Vintage Tyre Supplies news, the Beaulieu based specialist comments that, in the current climate of “recycle and reuse”, the company is well aware of the need to dispose of worn out classic tyres in a responsible way. VTS reports that its tyres are always collected and processed by an ethical tyre processing company; many tyres reappear as children’s playgrounds, conveyer belts and even new car tyres.
Recently however, VTS has been able to use its old worn tyres in a different way, as part of the new “World of Top Gear” at the National Motor Museum, located just a hop, skip and a jump from Vintage Tyres’ headquarters.
VTS Offers Fitment for Classic Citroën H
Product NewsMon Dieu, have owners of the unmistakeably French Citroën H van experienced difficulties sourcing their unusual metric sized tyres during the past few years. To remedy this Eiffel Tower sized problem, Vintage Tyre Supplies has been working closely with Dutch manufacturer Vredestein towards the goal of reintroducing an appropriate fitment.
The vintage tyre specialist reports that the 17R400 Vredestein Classic is now in stock at £117 + tax and is the only tyre currently available for these important classic vehicles that combines the correct size and load capacity
