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Michelin Collection
- Vintage Michelin DR tyres came out in 1924
- The vintage crossply SCSS was introduced in 1935
- The first radial Michelin X was patented in 1946
- The classic Michelin X was readily available by 1949
- The first asymmetric radial tyre, the classic XAS came out in 1965
- In 1966 Michelin introduced the XWX with extremely high speed ratings
- Michelin's successor to the Michelin X; the ZX came out in 1968
- In 1968 Michelin were producing low profile performance XWX tyres
- In 1972 the XAS was succeeded by the XVS
- In 1973 Michelin introduced the TRX, incredibly low profile high performance tyre
- The XZX succeeded the ZX in 1976
The Story of Bibendum
Michelin Crossply Tyres
17" Rim Size
18" Rim Size
19" Rim Size
20" Rim Size
21" Rim Size
Michelin Classic Radial Tyres
12" Rim Size
13" Rim Size
14" Rim Size
15" Rim Size
16" Rim Size
17" Rim Size
Michelin Bibendum Tyres
40cm Rim Size
45cm Rim Size
Michelin Millimetric Radial
400mm Rim Size
TRX and TDX
340mm Rim Size
Click to View Tyre | Rim: Min - Max(mm) | TT/TL | Diameter(mm) | Section Width(mm) |
190/55VR340 Michelin TRX |
120TR - 135TR - 165TR |
TL |
550 |
191 |
365mm Rim Size
Click to View Tyre | Rim: Min - Max(mm) | TT/TL | Diameter(mm) | Section Width(mm) |
220/55VR365 Michelin TRX |
135TR - 150TR - 180TR |
TL |
607 |
218 |
390mm Rim Size
415mm Rim Size
Michelin TB Radials
13" Rim Size
15" Rim Size
Authenticity and Technological know-how
Michelin today offers a range of collection tyres for classic cars which will fit a number of vehicles made between the Thirties and the end of the Seventies.
Michelin Expertise...
Michelin's choice of continuous innovation and technological leadership can be found in their Collection range. These tyres benefit from the progress made in grip on rubber mixings. However, the dynamic characteristics of these Michelin collection tyres remain entirely appropriate in association with those of the vehicles of time. Made in small production runs, often by hand, these tyres call on the technical skill and the know-how of the finest craftsmen. The Michelin collection range consists of the following tyres:
- Michelin Double Rivet (DR)
- Michelin Super Comfort (SCSS)
- Michelin X
- Michelin XZ
- Michelin XZX
- Michelin Pilote X
- Michelin XAS
- Michelin XWX
- Michelin TRX
- Michelin TB15
- Michelin TB5
- Michelin Pilot Sport
- Michelin SX MXX3 N2
...in keeping with the standards of the age
The technological excellence of this range goes hand in hand with the historical authenticity of the vehicles. These tyres, reproducing the exact configuration of the model of the time in terms of size, tread pattern and aspect ratio thus ensure that the vehicle remains entirely in keeping with the period.
In this way, Michelin, by offering you a tyre which is both safe and historically accurate, intend to make their contribution to safeguarding, promoting and perpetuating motoring heritage.
Vintage Michelin Tyres
For over 100 years cars and tyres have become an inseparable couple. Their long history started in 1891, when the Michelin brothers invented the first Michelin detachable tyre. This was a tyre for a bicycle. Four years later the design was adapted for the motor car, and the 'Éclair', a car designed by Michelin, covered 1,200km on Michelin tyres in the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris race. This was an event that heralded a century of innovations and Michelin's commitment to people's mobility.
The first concern at that time was to increase the reliability and life of the tyres. Their life-expectancy was really terribly short, between 1,200 and 1,500km. Two important innovations were developed to give the tyre the resistance to wear that it had hitherto lacked.
The first was the introduction of carbon black in the manufacture of Michelin tyres, which increased the life of the tyres fivefold. This component which Michelin began using ion 1917 is what has given tyres their unmistakable black appearance. The second innovation was to introduce layers of non-woven fabric into the casing whereby all cords ran parallel; This gave birth to the so-called cable tyre in 1919.
These two major innovations lead to Michelin's first major result in 1923 with the launch of their Cable confort tyre, the first low-pressure passenger car tyre (2.5 bars) Its life was ten times longer than that of the first tyres. Two years later, the integration of bead wires into the tyre bead fixed the tyres onto the wheel rim with greater reliability than the beaded edge. From this point, a distinction between beaded-edge and cross-ply wired on-tyres had been made and the Cable confort, initially fitted with a beaded edge, was the first to benefit from this innovation.
Michelin continued the search to enable lower pressures, combined with a slower rate of wear and it was to succeed in 1932 when Michelin offered motorists a very low-pressure tyre (1.5 bars) which was twice as hard-wearing as the Cable confort; the Super comfort.
Back in 1929, Édouard Michelin requested that their manufacturing engineers design a tyre for the railway; until then it had not been envisaged that a tyre could bear such load. It was not long before the limitations of the textile casings became evident and so Michelin's engineers began to think in terms of a tyre that would include some metal in its construction. And so, 1934 Michelin managed, for the first time in history to get metal and rubber to bond together. Using this technique, Michelin's engineers designed the railway tyre for La Micheline Railcar.
In 1938 Michelin applied this invention to road tyres producing a tyre for heavy road vehicles incorporating steel into its composition. This was the metallic tyre, which was endowed with high resistance to over-heating. This crucial development preceded the perfecting of a new generation of tyres which were to be tyres with a radial casing.
Classic Michelin Tyres
It was in 1946 that Michelin applied for a patent on the radial tyre, thereby crowning many long years of research. Studying the principal of a separation of functions between the tyre tread and the side wall the Michelin engineers designed a tyre with open side walls made up of steel cords laid radially. This experimental Michelin tyre called cage à mouches (fly trap) demonstrated that the greatest amount of heat is produced by the repeated flexing of the sidewalls and not the crown. However, this tyre lacked directional stability forcing the engineers to develop a way of reinforcing the crown of the tyre with layers of steel under the tread. This brought about the birth of the famous Michelin X tyre. (The first production car to be equipped with the Michelin X was the Lancia Aurelia in 1951.)
This was the inauguration of an extensive family of Michelin car tyres, which would undergo many technological developments. The first of this family, the Michelin ZX improved the performance of the X tyre in terms of ease of driving and comfort. Concurrently, Michelin was involved in research in developing a tyre for racing cars based on the radial technology. These years of research led, at the end of 1965, to the launch of the Michelin XAS tyre. The XAS was a radial tyre with an asymmetrical casing construction and tread pattern. Research carried out on speed led to Michelin investigating low profile tyres. The principal of a tyre with a section width greater than its height dates back to 1937 with the Michelin Pilote tyre.
However, the invention of the radial tyre and the introduction of more and more powerful cars led to new thinking about the designs of such tyres. The research produced a series of tyres, the aspect ration (height of sidewalls: section width of the tyre), of which was less than 0.7 (70 series), 0.6 (60 series) or even 0.3 (30 series) whereas prior to that this ratio was always greater than, or equal to 0.8 (80 series). The first tyre in the 70 series was marketed from 1970 onwards. This was the Michelin XWX, the first production line tyres capable of speeds of 270kph (169mph). Among these new ranges of Michelin tyres, there is one which was both a forerunner and a special case; the Michelin TRX range.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of cars perfectly suited to Michelin classic range
The cross-ply wired-on tyres
Size | Cars |
130/140 X 40 Superconfort | Peugeot 201, 202 301, 302. Rosengart LR, Renault Celta 4, Citroen 8cv 7A, 78 Georges Ira |
150/160 X 40 Superconfort | Citroen 10CV, 11 UA TA A11, 15. Peugot 301 401, 402, Renault Nervasport and Delahaye 138 |
12 X 45 Double Rivet | Peugeot 172, 201, Amilcar L and M. Mathis Renault Mona 4, Mona 6, and Prima 4 |
13 X 45 Double Rivet | Amilcar N, Citroen C4, 814, Delahaye 122, Peugeot 177, Peugeot 301, and RenaultRenault Monastella |
14 X 45 Double Rivet | C6 Delahaye 110, Delahaye 123, Peugeot 183, 301, Renault Renault Primastella and Vivasport |
15/16 X 45 Double Rivet | Berliet VR VI, Chenart U12, Delahaye 126 Delaunay DB4, and Hispanico K6 |
6.50/7.00 X 17 Double Rivet | Delage Delage D6, Delahaye 148 Vintage Tyres, Hotchkiss 680, Renault Vivastella, Voisin C30 |
4.75/5.25 X 18 Double Rivet | Mercedes 170, Talbot Baby, Fiat 514, Ford AN, Delaunay Belleville T 16 |
5.50 X 18 Double Rivet | Chrysler 6, Talbot Lago and 1951-53 Talbot Baby, Lancia Astura, Horch 830, and Bugatti 57 |
6.00/6.50 X 18 Double Rivet | Delahaye 175, Voisin C25, Talbot Lago Mercedes 540 |
4.00/4.50 X 19 Double Rivet | DKW F7 Buick 50, Bugatti 37 Bugatti 40, Salmson GS, MG TA, Amilcar CGS |
4.75/5.00 X 19 Double Rivet | Ford Model A. Austin 12 Post-1933, Frazer-Nash, MG Mk IV |
5.25/6.00 X 19 Double Rivet | Alfa Romeo 8C, Delage D5 and D6 Rolls-Royce 20-25, Talbot M67 |
6.50/7.00 X 20 Double Rivet | Mercedes 370 and 770, Hispano Suiza and Matford W6 |
5.50/6.00 X 21 Double Rivet | Delage DM, Delahaye 112 and Peugeot 184 |
7.00 X 21 (33-6.75) Double Rivet | Rochet Schin Daimler(1926 & 27, Lorraine B36, Voisin C12, and Cadilac 314 |
X and evolutions
Size | Cars |
125 R 12 X and X Whitewall | Fiat 500, NSU Prinz and the Autobianchi Bianchina |
145/70 R 12 XZX | Morris Mini, Innocenti 90 et 650, Suzuki Alto |
6.40 R 13 ZX | Mercedes 180, 190, 200, Ford Taunus, Zephyr, and Zodiac, and the Opel Rekord and Opel Versailles |
7.25 R 13 X and X Whitewall | Mercedes 220 and 230S. |
155 TR 14 X | Simca P60, Morris Minor 1000 and Traveller. |
125 R 15 X and X Whitewall | Citroen 2 CV |
135 SR 15 ZX | Citroen Citroen Ami 6 and 8, Méhari, Renault Dauphine, Ondine, 4 CV, R8 and R8 Gordini, R10, and Floride / Caravelle. |
135 R 15 M+S | Citroen Ami 6,8, Méhari, Renault Dauphine, Ondine, 4 CV, R8, R10, and the Floride / Caravelle. |
145 SR 15 XZX | Citroën GS, Panhard 24, Dyna, PL17 Renault R8, R10, Ondine, Dauphine and Floride |
155 TR 15 X | Peugeot 203, VW Beetle |
165 SR 15 XZX | Peugeot 403, 404, VW Beetle, Volvo 131 and 133. |
205 R 16 X M+S | Land Rover Defender 90 and 110, Range Rover, Mercedes G-Class. |
125 R 400 X | Citroen 2 CV |
135 R 400 X | Renault 4 CV, Citroen 2CV cam, Panhard 100-130 and Junior |
145 R 400 X | Panhard Dyna, Peugeot 202, Rosengart LR, and Lancia Ardea. |
155 R 400 X | Citroen ID, ID, DS 19 (Rear), Peugeot 203 and 2CV Sahara |
165 R 400 X and X Whitewall | Citroen Traction Avant, ID, DS 19 (AV.), Lancia Aurelia, Flaminia, Alfa Romeo 1900, and 2000 |
185 R 400 X | Traction 15, Ford Vedette, Ford Vendome and Peugeot 203 L. |
5.50 R 16 X | AC Bristol, BMW 501, Maserati 150, Mercedes 170 V and the Sunbeam 90 |
185 R 16 X | BMW 507, Alfa 1900 Coupe, Armstrong Sapphire 3,4 |
6.00 R 16 Pilote X | Jaguar XK 120,140, and 150 Aston Martin DB2, Aston Martin DB2 MK3 Classic Tyres Aston Martin DB2/4 Classic Tyres, and DB4, BMW 250,375, and Maserati 300S |
XAS and Evolutions
Size | Cars |
145 HR 13 XAS FF | Triumph Spitfire 1300, Austin Healey Sprite and, the Fiat 128 |
155 HR 13 XAS FF | R8 Gordini (AV), Triumph Spitfire, Triumph GT6, Lotus Elan, Simca 1100 TI, and the Matra Bagheera (Front). |
165 HR 13 XAS FF | Alpine Berlinette, Alpine A310 (Front), BMW 1600 Sunbeam Alpine, and the Fiat 124. |
185 HR 13 XAS FF | Alpine A310 (Rear), Matra Bagheera (Rear), Triumph Triumph 2.5PI |
165 HR 14 XAS | Alfa Romeo Giulia, BMW 1800 and 2000, Lancia Fulvia, Nissan Fairlady, and the Citroen GS Birotor |
175 HR 14 XAS | Peugeot 504 Coupe and Cabriolet, NSU NSU Ro80, Citroen CX (Rear) and the Volvo 244 |
185 HR 14 MXV-P and MXV-P Whitewall | Ford Ford Mustang >Mercedes 230Mercedes 250, 280, CX 2000, 2200. |
185/70 VR 14 XWX | Alfa-Romeo Giulia, Alfetta, Spider, and the Citroën CX |
195/60 VR 14 MXV3-A | Maserati Biturbo, Alfa Romeo 75, Peugeot 405 |
195/65 VR 14 MXV3-A | BMW E30, Ford Sierra and the Mitsubishi Galant |
155 HR 15 XAS FF | Alfa 1600, Giulia, Giuletta, ID DS (Rear), MGA Triumph TR2, Triumph TR3 and the Peugeot 403 and 404. |
165 HR 15 XAS | Porsche 356, 901, Porsche 911, 912, Triumph TR4 TR5 and the TR6, MG MGA TC, Citroen DS21, 23 (Rear) and the Peugeot 404 |
180 HR 15 XAS | Aston Martin DB4 and Citroen ID 19, 20, 21, DS 20, 21, 23, and D Super |
185 HR 15 XVS-P | BMW 2600, 3200, Citroen DS 21, 23, ID19, 20, 21, Jaguar MK2 XJ6, and the Mercedes 2200. |
185 VR 15 XVS and XVS Whitewall | Ferrari 250 GT, Jaguar Type E 4.2, Aston Martin DB5 and DB6 |
235/70 HR 15 XVS and XVS Whitewall | Bentley Bentley Mulsanne, Rolls Royce Camargue, Corniche, and the Silver Shadow |
XWX - XDX
Size | Cars |
185/70 VR 13 XDX | Alpine A 310 (Front), BMW 2002 Turbo, Fiat 124 Spider, Opel Ascona, and the Opel Manta |
205/70 VR 13 XDX | Alpine A 310 (Rear) and the Ford Mustang i V8 |
205 VR 14 XWX | Ferrari 275 GTB, 330 GTC, Maserati Indy 4200 and 4700 and the Opel Admiral |
205/70 VR 14 XWX | BMW 7 Series, Mercedes 280, 300, 350, 450, Ferrari 206, 246 and the Ferrari 308 |
215/70 VR 14 XWX | Mercedes 450 SEL, Lamborghini Countach (Rear) |
185/70 VR 15 XWX | Porsche 911,924, 944, Maserati Merak (Front), De Tomaso Pantera 71-72 (Front) |
205/70 VR 15 XWX | CitroenSM, Jaguar XJ6, XJ12, E Type , Maserati Merak (Rear), and the Aston Martin DB5 and DB6. |
215/70 WR 15 XWX | Ferrari 330 and 365 Lamborghini Miura and Jarama, Maserati Bora, Indy 4900, Ghibi, and the Jaguar XJ12 and XJS |
225/70 VR 15 XWX | Cadillac Seville, Aston Martin V8, Ferrari 512 BB (Front), Maserati 4200, 4900 |
255/45 R 15 MXW | Alpine V6 GT and V6 Turbo (Rear) |
TRX
Size | Cars |
190/55 VR 340 TRX | Alpine A 310 V6 (Front) and Renault R5 Turbo (Front). |
220/55 VR 365 TRX | Alpine A310 V6 (Rear), Renault R5 Turbo (Rear) |
190/65 HR 390 TRX-B | Citroen CX, Granada, Mercedes 200, 220, 240 and the Renault R30TX |
200/60 VR 390 TRX-B | BMW 518, 520, 525, 528, and 728 and the Mercedes 200, 220, 240, and 300. |
210/55 VR 390 TRX | CX 25 GTI Turbo. |
220/55 VR 390 TRX-B | BMW 525, 528, 728, 535, 635 CSI, and 735, Ferrari 208, 308 GTB and GTS QV, Mondial 3,2 (Front). |
240/55 VR 390 TRX-B | Ferrari Mondial, Mondial QV, and Mondial 8 (Front and Rear) and the Mondial 3.2 (Rear Only) |
240/55 VR 415 TRX-B | Ferrari 400 GTI, 512 B and the 412 GTI. |
240/45 ZR 415 TRX GT-B | BMW 635 CSL, Ferrari 512 BB, Testarossa (Front) |
280/45 VR 415 TRX-B | Ferrari 512 BB, Testarossa (Rear) |
TB5 / TB15 / PB 20
Size | Cars |
16/53 - 13 | Front and Rear: R8 Gordini, Alpine A110 Gr.3, RS Alpine Gr.2, Opel Kadett GTE Gr.1, Ford Escort RS G BMW 2002 Gr.1, VW Golf GTI Gr. 2, Gr. N, and Gr. A, and the Simca Rallye 2 Gr. 2, Front: Alpine A110 Gr. 4 |
20/53 - 13 | Front and Rear: Opel Kadett GTE Gr. 2, Ford Escort RS Gr. 2 and Capri 2600 RS Gr. 1, BMW 2002 Gr. 2, VW Golf GTI Gr. 2, Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Gr 2, Rear: Alpine A110 Gr. 4 |
23/59 - 15 | Rear: Alpine A310 Gr. V, Fiat 131 Gr IV, Porsche Carrera Gr. IV |
15/60 - 15 | Rear: Porsche 911 2,2 S,2.4 S Gr. 3 |
18/60 - 15 | Front: Porsche 911 Gr. 4, Gr. B, Ferrari 308 Gr. 4, Gr.B, Lancia Stratos Gr. 4, Alpine A310 Gr. 4, Gr. 5, R5 Turbo Gr. B, Opel Ascona 400 Gr. 4, Opel Manta Gr. B, Fiat 131 Abarth Gr. 4, Toyota Celica Gr. B, Rear: Porsche 911 2,2 S,2.4 S Gr. 3 |
23/62-15 | Front and Rear:Quattro Gr. 4, Gr. B, Toyota Supra Gr. A, Rear: Ascona 400 Gr. 4, Manta 400 Gr. B, Fiat 131 Abarth Gr. 4, Celica Gr. B, Ferrari 308 Gr. B |
26/61 - 15 | Rear: Porsche 911 Gr. 4, Gr. B, Lancia Stratos Gr. 4, Alpine A310 Gr. 4, Gr. 5, R5 Turbo Gr. B, Ascona 400 Gr. 4, Manta 400 Gr. B, Fiat 131 Abarth Gr. 4 |
29/61 - 15 | Rear: Porsche 911 RSR Gr. 4, Gr. 5, Lancia Stratos Gr. 4, Ferrari 308 Gr. 4 |
Pilot Sport - SX MXX3
Size | Cars |
225/50 ZR 16 Pilot Sport | Ferrari Testarossa (Front) |
255/50 ZR 16 Pilot Sport | Ferrari Testarossa (Rear) |
275/40 YR 17 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 | Dodge Viper Gen 1 and Gen 2 (Front) |
335/35 YR 17 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 | Dodge Viper Gen 1 and Gen 2 (Rear) |
205/55 ZR 16 Michelin SX MXX3 N2 | Porsche 911 Turbo, 911 Carrera, and 911 SC, 930, 944 Turbo and, 944 S2 (Front) |
245/45 ZR 16 Michelin SX MXX3 N2 | Porsche 911 Turbo, 911 Carrera, and 911 SC, 930, 944 Turbo and, 944 S2 (Rear) |
Pilot Exalto PE2 and Pilot Primacy 3
Size | Cars |
175/60 HR 13 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Nissan Micra, Volkswagen Polo Coupe GT, and the Suzuki Swift |
175/65 TR 13 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Seat Arosa, Skoda Pickup and the Volkswagen Lupo |
185/60 HR 13 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Ford Fiesta XR2i and Turbo and the Citroen AX GTi and Visa GTi |
195/55 VR 13 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Renault Super 5 GT Turbo |
165/60 HR 14 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Kia Picanto, Fiat Punto, Renault Clio, and the Vauxhall Agila |
175/60 HR 14 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Toyota Starlet, Skoda Felicia, and the Hyundai i10 |
185/55 VR 14 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Lancia Delta, Seat Arosa, and the Fiat Panda II |
185/60 VR 14 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Toyota Corolla, Renault Megane, Seat Ibiza and Cordoba, Mazda MX5, and the Vauxhall Astra and Corsa |
185/55 R 15 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Peugeot 205, Toyota Yaris, Volvo 444, and the Skoda Fabia |
195/50 VR 15 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Ford Ka, Fiat Bravo, and the Mitsubishi Colt |
195/55 VR 15 Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 | Toyota Carina, Volkswagen Passat, Ford Focus, Mitsubishi Lancer, and the Honda Civic and Integra |
195/60 VR 15 Michelin Pilot Primacy 3 | Toyota Camry, Alfa Romeo Alfetta, Nissan 200SX, Lotus Esprit, and the Volvo 240 |
205/60 WR 15 Michelin Pilot Primacy 3 | Mazda RX-7, Skoda Octavia, Porsche 924, and TVR S Series |
235/60 WR 16 Michelin Pilot Primacy 3 | Mercedes-Benz 600 and S Class, BMW 7 Series, and Lotus Esprit |