Mike - The info. I'm about to supply is based on the cars I have in my collection that were still setup with original equipment tires and wheels.
The 1/24 Revell cars I can speak to were built in '65 & '66 and were delivered with Ford GT-40 Coupe and Roadster, Genie Ford, Lotus 30 and Lola T-70 bodies. The cars came with a Firestone tire set and as far as I know there were not any setup with Good Year tires. Firestone script on the sidewall and nothing else.
The front tire is a rubber tire. Unmounted it's 1" (24mm) tall by 5/16" (8mm) wide. It's a road tire with tapered sidewalls but without a tread pattern.
The rear tire is a sponge tire. Unmounted it's 1 and 1/16" (27mm) tall by 3/8" (9.5mm) wide. It's what I would call a traditional racing slick with straight sidewalls and no tread pattern. Firestone script on the sidewall and nothing else.
Hopefully this helps you match tires to those Revell wheels. Good luck!
Bringing back two Revell sidewinders
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, Jun 07 2012 03:53 PM
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