Something I’m interested to hear about is if there is anybody that has any experience with using Blockley tyres on an Ace? I have spoken to people that have used them on other cars from the same period that are very positive towards them.
Hello Jonas,
I have been running Blockley Cross Ply tyres on my Ace for 5 years, in the standard 5.50x16" size. Although comparing them with the worn out Michelin X tyres that they replaced would not be completely fair, I have been very pleased with the Blockleys as they make for I think a very good handling and have made the steering feel lighter and more reponsive than it is. Mine are now certainly less sticky and a little harder than they were new but they still perform very well, at least for sparse road use. I have found a necessity to overinflate them when letting the car sit for several weeks in order to avoid flats, which take some driving getting rid of even on a light car like an Ace. This is perhaps their only drawback, though I guess all tyres suffer from flats on cars used not often enough.
A cosmetic plus for me is that Blockley Cross Plys have a wider sidewall and make the car look a bit more serious and grown up than with any of the other slimmer radial offerings that make the car look very dated, nearly with bicycle wheels.
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