Just bought a set of 185/70/13 Pirelli Cinturato CN36s for my 75 Ford Capri, it had these exact tyres on it when it was new, they look awesome and i can't wait for them to arrive, outrageously expensive ( 800$ US ) but totally worth it.
Pirelli CN36
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Love them! Takes me back to the days of being a kid, reading through ”Car & Driver” in the school library and looking at all those high performance cars, with exotic tires like those Pirellis!
Haven't seen those around here for years. Check the production date on the sidewall.
Enter the way-back machine....I was running those in 1973.
Excellent! Had them on my first TR6 in '82. Wish they made them in the correct size now...
Who else remembers the EuroTire ads in the car mags?
Who else remembers the EuroTire ads in the car mags?
Pirelli launched a classic line, new production of some of their older tires; these, P7's, etc.
Even the cheapest tire at Walmart is better than any tire from the 70s 
You'd probably be better off with the Vredestein Sprint Classic, if you really have to use a classic retro tire
You'd probably be better off with the Vredestein Sprint Classic, if you really have to use a classic retro tire
They are fresh, Pirelli began making them again in 2017.
These are retro tyres but with modern tyre technology and compounds.Even the cheapest tire at Walmart is better than any tire from the 70s
You'd probably be better off with the Vredestein Sprint Classic, if you really have to use a classic retro tire
Actually what Pirelli say about the CN36 and their classic line of tyres in general is that these will make the car handle better than with any modern tyre, the "edges" or "shoulders" of the tyre are far more round than any modern tyre, this allows for better grip as classic cars in general have softer suspensions and more body roll, that design allows for better grip around corners.
I've talked to several people who have these tyres on classic 911s, BMW 2002s etc and they almost unanimously agreed that what Pirelli says is true.
You can hardly get decent 13 inch tyres anymore, pretty much it's either crappy chinese tyres or expensive "boutique" classic tyres like these.
Vredestein Sprint Classics are ok, but i really wanted these as they are the ones that the car originally came with and i love the way they look.
I used the CN36's on my highly modified 68 Cortina... ah memories
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