Original Tires

Q: Original Tires

Can someone tell me what tires were original on a 1968 400 Firebird?

A: Several types of tires (Firestone) were used on the 1968 Firebird.

Standard on the Base Firebird was the E70x14 B/W Wide Oval.
Standard on the Sprint, 350, 350 & 350 HO was the F70x14 B/W.
Only the 400 Model received the F70x14 Redline Wide Oval.

Optional were:

E70x14 Redlines
E70x14 Whitewall
I95Rx14 Whitewall Radial (rayon)
F70x14 Redline, Whitewall & Blackwall

The type of tire was noted on the Fisher Body Broadcast Copy and on the PMD Billing History Card

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