Has Coker Tire been sold?

The company was originally a tire and service center founded in 1958 by Harold Coker. In November 2018, Corky sold Coker Tire and its parent company, Coker Group, to Irving Place Capital. Wade Kawasaki and his leadership team, remained with Coker Tire. Wade is the current President and CEO.

Are whitewall tires still available?

Although wide whitewalls are virtually nonexistent as a factory option on modern automobiles, they are still manufactured in original bias-ply or radial form by specialty outlets such as Coker Tire and Vogue Tyre.

Where are Coker tires made?

Tennessee
Coker’s tires are made at their factory in Tennessee.

What’s wrong with whitewall tires?

Carbon black was added to the tire formula when white rubber was found to have insufficient endurance properties. This amount of carbon black was first added to the tread, allowing the side wall of the tires to initially remain white.

When did Coker Classic whitewall tires come out?

Coker Classic Whitewall Radial tires, introduced in 1995, are the first modern radial construction wide whitewalls. DOT and ECE (European Union) approved, with an all-season tread design and backed by our life of the tread warranty. Coker white walls widths may vary slightly, dependent on rim coverage.

What kind of tires are in Coker Classic?

SPECIFICATIONS SKU CCRWW Brand Coker Classic Tire Construction Radial Sidewall Style Wide Whitewall

Which is the best brand of whitewall tires?

Coker offers many popular brands of wide whitewall tires from Firestone, BF Goodrich and others featuring authentic tread patterns and sidewall styles. Shop hundreds of bias ply tires with wide whitewalls in sizes and fitments for most popular classic cars and trucks.

When did they start putting whitewall tires on cars?

Whitewall tires have reached iconic status on classic vehicles of the fifties and sixties, but did you know that whitewalls were optional and sometimes not optional on cars and trucks from the twenties, thirties and forties, too?