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The Pirelli Cinturato tires were first introduced in the 1950's. Pirelli Cinturato was the first textile cord braced
radial tire. The Cinturato quickly became the dominant radial tire in European GT and sports car racing circles.
Combining unprecedented grip with high-speed capabilities, the Pirelli Cinturato also gave a supremely
comfortable ride. Not surprisingly, Pirelli Cinturato soon became standard equipment tire on the great Italian
marques of the era, including Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini.
Pirelli Cinturato tire History
In 1872 twenty-four year old engineer Giovanni Battista Pirelli founded Pirelli & C. in Milan. By the end of the
century he had begun to diversify into the production of insulated wires for telegraphy (1879) and undersea
telegraph cables (1886), and had launched the first pneumatic bicycle tire (1890). Pirelli's first pneumatic car
tire appeared in 1901.
The company's first victory in a motor race came in the Peking-Paris event in 1907, heralding a tradition of
sporting success on two and four wheels consolidated over the years by figures such as Nuvolari, Ascari and
Fangio.
In the Fifties , the company introduced the Pirelli Cinturato radial-technology that was to shape the history of
the tire. In the mid-Seventies, Pirelli invented the low profile tire named P7, their most significant technological
innovation since the Cinturato.
Some Pirelli Cinturato tire thoughts
Aston Martins, arguably the best sports cars of the day, until 1962/3 fitted the same size tyres as all the other
top marques such as Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar etc. The size was 600H16 the closest alternative today is the
185VR16 Pirelli Cinturato tire. As well as being a brilliant and easy period upgrade for DB Aston Martins and
XK120, 140 and 150 Jaguars it was original equipment for Maserati 3500 G.T. Sebring and early Mistrale
The Pirelli Cinturato has once again become the tyre of choice.
Cross-ply (bias-ply) tyres are still the choice where originality is important. Fitting cross-plys will keep your
steering good and light and they also give a very comfortable smooth ride. Directional stability is the issue for
cross-ply tires and at cruising speeds they tend to wander. This is unavoidable by the nature of cross-ply
construction, no matter what wild claims some manufacturers may make.
The exciting news for cars such as these is the re-emergence of the Pirelli Cinturato 185VR16. This is the only
genuinely period tyre available in this size with a suitable speed rating (V 150mph). This was a hugely famous
tyre in Europe and it was “THE” upgrade tyre as it had the advantage of being a radial tyre but it was also
progressive.
Pirelli Cinturato's are now available again exclusively through Lucas Automotive in the US.
coming soon! 185VR15 and 205VR15
radial tire. The Cinturato quickly became the dominant radial tire in European GT and sports car racing circles.
Combining unprecedented grip with high-speed capabilities, the Pirelli Cinturato also gave a supremely
comfortable ride. Not surprisingly, Pirelli Cinturato soon became standard equipment tire on the great Italian
marques of the era, including Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini.
Pirelli Cinturato tire History
In 1872 twenty-four year old engineer Giovanni Battista Pirelli founded Pirelli & C. in Milan. By the end of the
century he had begun to diversify into the production of insulated wires for telegraphy (1879) and undersea
telegraph cables (1886), and had launched the first pneumatic bicycle tire (1890). Pirelli's first pneumatic car
tire appeared in 1901.
The company's first victory in a motor race came in the Peking-Paris event in 1907, heralding a tradition of
sporting success on two and four wheels consolidated over the years by figures such as Nuvolari, Ascari and
Fangio.
In the Fifties , the company introduced the Pirelli Cinturato radial-technology that was to shape the history of
the tire. In the mid-Seventies, Pirelli invented the low profile tire named P7, their most significant technological
innovation since the Cinturato.
Some Pirelli Cinturato tire thoughts
Aston Martins, arguably the best sports cars of the day, until 1962/3 fitted the same size tyres as all the other
top marques such as Ferrari, Maserati, Jaguar etc. The size was 600H16 the closest alternative today is the
185VR16 Pirelli Cinturato tire. As well as being a brilliant and easy period upgrade for DB Aston Martins and
XK120, 140 and 150 Jaguars it was original equipment for Maserati 3500 G.T. Sebring and early Mistrale
The Pirelli Cinturato has once again become the tyre of choice.
Cross-ply (bias-ply) tyres are still the choice where originality is important. Fitting cross-plys will keep your
steering good and light and they also give a very comfortable smooth ride. Directional stability is the issue for
cross-ply tires and at cruising speeds they tend to wander. This is unavoidable by the nature of cross-ply
construction, no matter what wild claims some manufacturers may make.
The exciting news for cars such as these is the re-emergence of the Pirelli Cinturato 185VR16. This is the only
genuinely period tyre available in this size with a suitable speed rating (V 150mph). This was a hugely famous
tyre in Europe and it was “THE” upgrade tyre as it had the advantage of being a radial tyre but it was also
progressive.
Pirelli Cinturato's are now available again exclusively through Lucas Automotive in the US.
coming soon! 185VR15 and 205VR15
| PIRELLI CINTURATO 155SR15 CA 67 RACE/SHOW $ 189 155HR15 CA 67 $ 229 175/70VR15 CN 36 $ 229 185/70VR15 CN 36 RACE/SHOW $ 259 185VR15 CA67 (ETA March 2010) $ 339 205VR15 CN72 (ETA April 2010) $ 459 185VR16 CA 67 $ 379 165HR400 CA 67 RACE/SHOW $ 269 PIRELLI P- ZERO 225/50ZR15 P-ZERO $ 299 345/35ZR15 P-ZERO $ 599 |
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