815 - 15 Tyres

A: Some of the 6 cylinder Aston Martin DBS came fitted with 8.15-15 Crossply tyres. However if you could afford it the discerning DBS owner would ask for radial tyres at which point Aston would fit the 205VR15 Pirelli Cinturato CN72.There is a conception that the David Brown Aston Martin cars fitted Avon tyres. However radial tyres were taking centre stage in the 1950s and by the 1960s all the European sports car manufacturers were fitting radial tyres and the best of them were fitting Pirelli Cinturato.

A: In period Rolls Royce would have simply fitted a 8.15X15 Crossply tyre. There isn’t a crossply tyre available in the size 815 – 15 anymore. We would suggest fitting the 205VR15 Pirelli Cinturato CN72 as that was what would have been fitted as a radial alternative in t he day. It wasn’t until much later that Avon produced their 205VR15 Avon Textile which is the other alternative tyre in that size, we would still recommend the Pirelli. Also worth considering that by 1973 Rolls Royce moved away from 8.15-15 crossply tyres and started fitting radial tyres as standard. For these later Rolls Royce cars we would recommend the 235/70R15 Michelin XVS.