33 x 5
33x5 tyre, with period accurate Triple Stud tread pattern and correct dimensions, produced by Blockley Tyre Co. Our 33x5 tyre is manufactured with an 8 Ply rated sidewall, resulting in unparalleled handling and ride characteristics compared to anything else you will have used before. This 33x5 straight sided Blockley tyre has the diameter this size had in period, which means it has a much larger diameter than the Coker made "Goodrich" 33x5. The 33x5 tyre is made for a 23" wheel rim size.
| Type | Straight Sided |
|---|---|
| Rim diameter | 23" |
| Tread width | 104mm |
| Overall width | 143mm |
| Overall diameter | 886mm |
| Rim width (min) | 2.75" |
| Rim width (max) | 3.75" |
| Rim width (recommended) | 3.2" |
| Load index | 8 Ply rated. Load 1700lbs. (770kg.) |
This is the best 33x5 tyre ever made. The 33x5 tyre is the perfect fitment for the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost when fitted with straight sided wheel rims, using a tread pattern that these cars used in period, when new.
The Blockley 33 x 5 straight sided tyre is correct for 23" wheels with straight sided (split rim) or later well base 23" rims. Like all Blockley products, our 33x5 tyre size attention to design and build quality is unsurpassed in any other brand of tyre available, resulting in perfect handling and ride. Otherwise there would have been no need to make these tyres! Importantly our 33x5 Blockley tyre also has the correct diameter which is inches taller than the other brands of too small 33x5 tyre available elsewhere, such as the Coker made Goodrich Silvertown (although it would seem they have increased what they quote for the diameter on their lists). But it is the Blockley 33x5 has the correct dimensions that a 33x5 tyre had in period. The difference between what we produce and what else is available from all the tyre wholesalers is huge. And what may appear to look like the low list price of these Blockley 33x5 tyres is only possible because we sell direct to the end user / garages and restoration shops, and not via the Classic Tyre wholesalers, which avoids a layer of unnecessary mark-ups.
Driving on our Blockley 33x5 tyre will be a revelation, compared to whatever you have used before. These 33x5 Blockley tyres are built for road use and prototype sets were tested on an H6 Hispano Suiza in the U.S.A by Hispano authority Jules Heumann, as well as being tested on huge torque aero engined car both on the road as well as competing at races at Goodwood and multiple hill climbs to show they can put up with any abuse, while simultaneously transforming the handling. Our Blockley 33x5 tyres have also been in use on many Rallies throughout Asia, the owner of the Lanchester being highly impressed, in comparison to the Michelins he was using previously - to quote, "Simply the best tyres the Lanchester has ever crossed Continents on".
These Blockley 33x5 tyres look just identical to what was available in period, the only difference being the Blockley tyres are made using more robust materials which were unavailable in period. Blockley was assisted in this 33x5 tyre project by Rolls Royce Silver Ghost historian John Fasal, who provided an original unused spare tyre that he had removed from a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost in his possesion, to help ensure our Blockley 33x5 tyre was as period correct perfect and authentic as possible.
These robust quality 33x5 tyres are also suitable for many of the earlier commercial vehicles, which we have supplied to owners of vehicles such as Albion and Dennis.
It is important to note that Blockley are also the only manufacturer to produce a correctly sized inner tube for the tyre size 33x5. This may sound unbelievable but it's true. For example, Longstone Classic Tyres and Vintage Tyres at Beaulieu (neither of whom we have dealings with) recommend fitting a Michelin multi size marked 895x135 /880x120 etc tube in a 33x5 tyre - lay one of these Michelin inner tubes over the tyre with a little air in it and just judge for yourselves! For this reason you really should fit the correct size Blockley tube when using our Blockley tyre, if you want trouble free motoring, which is the only reason why Blockley also produce a large range of "Blockley Superior" thick butyl correct dimension inner tubes, with nickel plated metal stems as they looked in period. And the Blockley tubes cost no more than the alternatives in any case, because Blockkley inner tubes do not have the Classic tyre wholesaler mark up massaged into them, hence this exacting product can be sold at such a realistic price.