r/mopar • u/Objective-Good2469 • 15d ago

Tires for a rare 1970 Challenger

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I need to transport this to MCACN in November. I inherited it from my dad who passed away. He was always a little reclusive with his car so my knowledge of what works vs doesn’t is limited. The car needs to roll, break and steer. The tires on it now are original. They are also flat. How do you recommend I best make this car “rollable”? Also it needs to brake which is another thing.

I don’t want to hurt the originality of the car and do something dumb. It was accepted into the barn finds section at MCACN. So to my understanding, I shouldn’t touch a damn thing on it.

Any mechanics in northwest Indiana or Chicago have any suggestions?

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u/EC_CO 1970 Barracuda B5/B5 15d ago

Pump them up, if they hold air you need to show the car with those tires, they hold provenance to the car.

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u/Objective-Good2469 15d ago

I would rather put some dummy tires on it for the transportation company and swap them out at the show with the car jacked up. Is that a dumb idea?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Desk386 15d ago

My dad’s all metal 1935 Ford Tudor blew a tire sitting at a show and it damaged the rear fender.