550/600 x 19
550x19,600x19
5.50/6.00 x 19 Blockley tyre with correct period triple stud pattern that will transform the handling of the cars they are fitted to, with this well designed no compromise product, that looks exactly as this size did in period, with a slim overall look. It is surprising how fitting these tyres will vastly improve the look of any car they are fitted to. So good that our competitors have tried to copy them!
| Type | Crossply |
|---|---|
| Rim diameter | 19" |
| Tread width | 4.30" (109mm) |
| Overall width | 5.86" (149mm) |
| Overall diameter | 30.98" (787mm) |
| Rim width (min) | 3.25" |
| Rim width (max) | 4.25" |
| Rim width (recommended) | 3.5" |
A superb six ply rated tyre, perfect for many cars such as Invicta, Lagonda, Talbot and 8C Alfa Romeo's. This size was also the original fitment for the 20/25 and 25/30 Rolls Royce although many people today fit the larger 650 x 19 size.
If you are having new wheels made, please do not get carried away with "too wide" wheel rims - silly width wheel rims are just not necessary with the Blockley tyres, so stick with what was original! Wider wheel rims also detract from the look of the car with inset spokes and so on. So many of the sportier cars, previously fitted with non road legal Dunlop 600x19's had wheels made to their specifications which are far too wide and detract the look of the cars as well as often needing to offset the wheels - so this can now be rectified. You can now use these 550/600x19 Blockley tyres on the original wheel widths as fitted by the cars manufacturer.
All Blockley Cross (Bias) ply tyres are made to fit the original rim widths, something other manufacturers have forgotten about over time. In addition they are genuine tyres for road use, with a robust sidewall and covering, capable of being 'curbed' as you would expect from a tyre suitable for road use. The Dunlop triple stud pattern in period was a problematic one, which resulted in it being superseded. We liked the period look of the triple stud tyre, so we re-designed all features of this pattern to make it work correctly without wearing out in no time. The compounding of all our cross (Bias) ply tyres conform to FIA Appendix K which uses Dunlop 204 compound as its reference hardness. This same Blockley tyre, surprisingly, has no equal having won many thousands of races and other competitions as well as Concours d'Elegance events, including class wins and overall best of show at Pebble Beach!.
This is why we coined the term Road Race for tyres when we started. Which has been copied (as have many of our tyres) by the classic tyre wholesalers who we do not sell through. So beware of imitations!
All Blockley tyres are made with new moulds and tooling, resulting in a product of unsurpassed quality, roundness and conformity. You cannot buy a better 600x19 tyre, and our low price is only because we sell direct to the end user, rather than use the services of the Classic tyre wholesalers in between.
