Daft tyre names

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

https://www.blockleytyre.com/page/blockey-tyre-company-origins

ABOUT THE BLOCKLEY TYRE COMPANY

I formed this company because I needed tyres to fit a Grand Prix (26M) Maserati that was in the process of restoration, and this was the only way of obtaining the highest quality period looking suitable tyres for the job. I wanted a genuine high speed road tyre suitable for competition purposes, so I could drive to the event legally, using the correct wheel sizes and rim widths.

[dozeydustman]

Scrolling through F*ceboom a promoted advert for AliBaba showed these

[bunglebus]

 

[martc]

^^^^ The Nova Force is made by Leao (derived from 'leão'  the Portugeuse for lion) a sub-brand of the world famous comically named Linglong.

[willswitchengage]

Spotted on a newish Lada Niva spotted in Spain. H backwards N BA is Cyrillic for 'Niva'.

[bunglebus]

Not so much a daft name, but daft behaviour IMO. My friend had to change one tyre on his very nice E30 cabriolet, and tried to get a match to the other three - but ended up fitting this, which if I'm right was made in 1992! 

I have said I really don't think it's a good idea...

[Tayne]

1 hour ago, bunglebus said:

 

 

Not so much a daft name, but daft behaviour IMO. My friend had to change one tyre on his very nice E30 cabriolet, and tried to get a match to the other three - but ended up fitting this, which if I'm right was made in 1992! 

I have said I really don't think it's a good idea...

 

Not sure about ‘92 but Continental launched the Sport Contact 2 in 2003 so I reckon that tyre is at least 20 years old, we’re up to Sport Contact 7 now.

If that was the best match then all the tyres are likely old I’m sure he’d notice a massive improvement by fitting a new set (or even some just made this decade).

[straightSix]

 

On 21/04/2026 at 00:27, bunglebus said:

Not so much a daft name, but daft behaviour IMO. My friend had to change one tyre on his very nice E30 cabriolet, and tried to get a match to the other three - but ended up fitting this, which if I'm right was made in 1992! 

I have said I really don't think it's a good idea...

Just came to post this 😂

[bunglebus]

TBBTires 

And a Haida

 

[straightSix]

Blazeruhp

[Rustybullethole]

No pictures though our Panda is shod (on the front at least) with GOODRIDES. Quality. 

[mat777]

On 21/02/2026 at 20:24, bunglebus said:

As mentioned, Blockley is a proper, specialist quality remake of out-of-production sizes and tread patterns for vintage cars .

See also: Longstone, their big vintage repro rival, before that one ends up on here too 😅

[bunglebus]

Semes

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Semes

That’s exactly where they fall apart.

[5speedracer]

On 24/08/2026 at 07:50, bunglebus said:

Semes

Semes like a nice tyre.

[BorniteIdentity]

[jakebullet]

Kustone Passion

[bunglebus]

Petlas Explero

[Metal Guru]

Just now, bunglebus said:

I’m always amazed they have to put “outside” on a car tyre. Who the hell is going to use them inside ffs!?

[martc]

5 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Petlas Explero

Turns out Petlas is a Turkish company and appear to be independent. 

https://www.petlas.com/en/about/

[martc]

5 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

I’m always amazed they have to put “outside” on a car tyre. Who the hell is going to use them inside ffs!?

It's to reassure you that the tyre's orientation is correct. Oh, I see, those special 'indoor' tyres....

Motorbike tyres have a rotation arrow on them, but, in the case of front wheels with double discs they can often be replaced the wrong way round so extra car has to be taken.

[Metal Guru]

7 hours ago, martc said:

It's to reassure you that the tyre's orientation is correct. Oh, I see, those special 'indoor' tyres....

Motorbike tyres have a rotation arrow on them, but, in the case of front wheels with double discs they can often be replaced the wrong way round so extra car has to be taken.

Yes I know . It was a joke (almost). 

[warch]

14 hours ago, martc said:

Turns out Petlas is a Turkish company and appear to be independent. 

https://www.petlas.com/en/about/

Petlas have been making rather good cheap versions of mud terrain or all terrain tyres for proper off road vehicles for decades now. 

[Lord Sterling]

ROADSTONE. Probably as hard as Roadstone too:

[dozeydustman]

This ‘Mabor Sport-Jet’ was fitted to a 308 I came across in Frigiliana

[willswitchengage]

Not a tyre, but I don't remember Porsche having to write 'luxury technology' on its hubcaps

[bunglebus]

Tyfoon Successor. Nice.

[mat777]

On 12/09/2026 at 21:50, BorniteIdentity said:

 

[mat777]

When the tyre iron slips and smacks you in the face: