215/70 R15 Tyres
215/70 R15
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona with 215/70 R15 Michelin XWX
- The tyre size 215/70 R15 was very popular among the supercars of the very late 1960s and early 1970s.
- Cars such as Ferrari Daytona, Lamborghini Espada, Maserati Ghibli and the Jaguar XJV12 fitted 215/70-15 tyres.
- For the Ferrari and cars of the early 1970s like the 400 and 365 GT4 2+2 we would suggest fitting the 215/70 VR 15 Michelin XWX.
- Vintage Maserati and classic Lamborghini of the 1970s tended to fit 215/70 R 15 96W PIRELLI CINTURATO CN12.
- In the 1970s in conjunction with Jaguar; Pirelli developed the 215/70 R15 Cinturato P5 to fit their luxury XJV12 and the XJ-S V12, for which they are still the best tyres today.
- Inner tube for 215/70 R15: Michelin 15F Offset Valve Tube.
- Rim tape (for Wire Wheel) for 215/70 R15: Rim Tape 13" - 17".
- 215/70 R15 can also be described as: 215/70 R 15 or 215/70 x 15.
- In the US and internationally 215/70 R15 can also be described as: FR/70 R15.
- 215/70 R15 tyres are often used on pre 1968 cars as an alternative to 205 R15 tyres.
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This fantastic 1968 Maserati Ghibli would have originally fitted 205 R15 Pirelli CN72. However in this picture it fits the 215/70 R15 Cinturato CN12 that was fitted to the Ghibli in 1972.
215/70 R15
A: That would depend what car you had. A classic Jaguar XJ12 or XJS V12 would fit a 215/70 R15 Pirelli P5. Many of the Classic Ferrari of the 1970s fitted 215/70 R15 Michelin XWX. However Classic Lamborghini fitted 215/70 R15 Pirelli CN12.
A: There are other alternative cheaper tyres in the size 215/70 R15 However we would suggest sticking to the quality tyres from the Michelin Collection or Pirelli Collezione ranges of tyres.
A: The first Maserati Ghibli came fitted with the 205VR15 Pirelli Cinturato. In 1968 when the first low profile tyres were developed they used that awkward letter system of naming a tyre. The later Ghibli fitted a FR/70 R15 tyre. That tyre is now replaced by a 215/70 R15, so for instance the 215/70VR15 Pirelli Cinturato CN12 that was fitted to the later Ghibli at the time might have been called either FR/70R15 or maybe FR/70VR15.
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