History of 10.50-16 tyres

[Bob Carriere]

There was also a 9.25x16 lower profile used on HUPs and a 10.50x20...... and other odd period specific tyre size such as for the 18 in. rims.

I would love to get my hands on some new sand tires used in the forties BUT they are no longer made in 16 in. format
except for agricultural use and usually at 16.1 or 16.5 and cannot be used on a licensed road vehicle.

It is possible that the reference books you have are not old enough.......... it is possible that by the early 1950s they were no longer made/listed/sold because there was no demands and lots of surplus military stock.

The only reason 10.50x16 are discussed so much is that someone took the time to reproduce the old size in a modern casing and get them MOT approve for road use.

Simple supply and demand...... we no longer can find 9:00x13 because very few people world wide needs them or the elusive low profile 9:25x16......

There was some rumour that the limited collectors market for the Specialty 10:50 was now in very short supply due to diminishing demand..... some form of market saturation..... and that the current demand was not sufficient to justify running another minimum batch of 2 or 3 hundred.

A few collectors are getting there hands on the remaining 10:50x16 currently in the supply network and storing them for future projects. I am sure a new batch will get manufactured as soon as the demand/enquiries/orders start pilling up BUT when?????

Cheers