28x3 beaded edge / clincher tyre by Blockley that has an authentic period correct "diamond" tread pattern. Unlike other brands of 28x3 made today, our tyre has the correct much larger diameter that the 28x3 tyre had in period. This correctly researched 28x3 tyre by Blockley is unlike any other brand of 28x3 tyre offered through the Classic car tyre wholesalers. This is a 28x3 tyre with excellent build quality, made using new moulds and tooling, along with a robust tyre construction as it should be - so it not only looks perfect but will give excellent service.

This new size Blockley 28x3 tyre will be available shortly, from early November 2025, and if you wish to reserve any let us know.

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The 28x3 Blockley tyre has the diameter and overall width just as the 28x3 tyre size actually had in period, which was a diameter larger than 28 inches! This is a tyre produced by us as part of the request for various beaded edge tyre sizes by the V.M.C.C, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, who had concerns about the poor quality of beaded edge motorcycle tyres available to their membership, as supplied from the Classic tyre wholesalers. And since we are needing this 28x3 size for a Veteran car that we own, this 28x3 tyre has been manufactured to be perfect for motorcar as well as motorcycle use i.e. with a decent sidewall and construction, as well as having a profile making it suitable for an early motorcycle where a rider may lean a little in corners .

The 28x3 tyre size was the fitment for a variety of early American cars such as Curved Dash Oldsmobile, many of the earlier Ford models such as the Model A and N, Cadillac Model A, Rambler, Maxwell and so many other marques, in addition to being used on some European marques. This Blockley 28x3 tyre has a handsome period tread pattern based on an authentic tread that was in existence in the early days of motor cars and and motorcycles, which was used into the late 1920's / early 30's, making the vehicles it is fitted to look perfect. This 28x3 Blockley tyre size is also perfect for many of the V twin Indian and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, making these bikes not only look just as they did in period, but with a quality made reliable product, ideal for those that like to use their machinery. The 28x3 tyre size is an imperial dimensioned tyre, along with the wheel rim made for it, but in Europe we have found the 28x3 tyre was also referred to as 700x75 in some tyre listings.

We are able to list price our superb Blockley 28x3 tyre at less than an Ensign brand 28x3 sold elsewhere, and about half the price of Cokers Excelsior, and at a small fraction of the 28x3 Coker Firestone "Non -Skid" and Button tyres, all of which is possible only because we sell our Blockley tyres direct to the end user and garages / restoration shops, without using the services of the UK Classic tyre wholesalers.  Please be aware that on line some wholesalers are referring to the Coker Excelsior tyre as "Block" 28x3 (which has nothing to do with a block pattern etc) presumably hoping to catch out people thinking it is a Blockley, or giving the impression that the Blockley is sold at a gargantuan price! But now that our Blockley 28x3 is available we could start seeing the wholesalers reduce the prices of what they have (as happened when we introduced our other beaded edge sizes), perhaps even offering inclusive "free" tubes and so on, but remember these are still the same over priced underwhelming products they've always offered, which had they been more wholesome, there would have been little requirement for us to make this Blockley 28x3 size!