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MG MGB Technical - Anyone use modern made Pirelli Cinturato CA67 tyre

Anyone use modern made Pirelli Cinturato CA67 tyres for actual road use to say how they compare with a reasonable quality modern tyre?

I can see the appeal for show cars but what about actual road use and consider the purchase price.

The video on this link states they are made with modern rubber compound and claim that (other) modern tyres will have a much wider footprint.

https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/165-hr-14-pirelli-cinturato-ca67.html
Nigel Atkins

There was some discussion on the MGOC forum. I think it was the price that put people off; there would appear to be many cheaper modern alternatives that probably perform as well. But no definitive performance comparison.For originality, I can see the attraction.
Michael Beswick

Thanks for your reply.

These tyres came up in a discussion in a midget and Sprite thread and I just wondered if they were any good especially at the price. I don't know but wonder if some much, much less expensive modern tyres give the same sort of feel and performance.
Nigel Atkins

Nigel, in the early 1970's the Pirelli Cinturato was a popular choice on many cars including the MGB. The most popular size was 165×14. When Rover brought out a car with a 3.5 litre engine under the bonnet, to balance the car out with a new type of suspension, they knew that they would have to use radial tyres.

The Rover 3500 came out with Pirelli Cinturato Tyres fitted as one of the original equipment tyres. The Pirelli Cinturato had a twin steel belt and a further belt that was made out of Nylon. Nylon was a fairly new material back then and was renowned for its strength and elasticity. Pirelli Cinturato Tyres, were known as the CN 36 and were remembered for their strange looking tread pattern. The pattern looked almost like a winter tyre pattern.

Because it had a steel belt it was always going to give the driver a good mileage on his car. But the block like tread pattern was very noisy on certain roads, and resulted in customers complaining about Cinturato's being on the noisy side.

The Rover 3500, also came out on Dunlop tyres and these were said to have a quieter ride. The Dunlop's had a rib pattern around the tyre circumference and were therefore quieter.

Also as I remember the Cinturato's had a bit of a reputation for being a bit slippery in the rain. What the modern version is like I don't know.

Andy
Andy Robinson

Andy, thanks, interesting stuff there. I knew about the Rover P6 on Dunlops as I used to have a P6 but not about the Cinturatos.

According to the embedded video on that page (see below) the Cinturato goes back to the 50s with different numbers and the modern made ones use a compound to move water out of the way, probably to deal with the criticism of the original tyres I'd now guess with your info.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/4NGVbPZslcY
Nigel Atkins

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