My Cobra is making about 700hp so I needed good tyres. Originally, the car came delivered with M/T Sportsmans, but the engineer certifying my Cobra for road use was not prepared to certify the car with those tyres fitted because they are only 'S' rated and my Cobra is supercharged and capable of a way higher speed than the Sportsmans could support.
So, I went with the Avon CR6-ZZ tyres and I am very happy with them. The engineer was too. I was going to put the Tredwear letters on but I felt:
1. They looked too 'new' and 'perfect', which real Billboards are not.
2. I did not like the raised finish of the Tredwear's as opposed to the Billboards which were roughly sprayed.
So I spent hours redrawing some Goodyear Eagle artwork I was provided and ended up spraying them on with a special mixture of 2 pack paint and stencils I cut on my vinyl cutter, and after drying, I disressed the letters with a 3M Scotchbrite pad.
Very happy with the look, and I receive a LOT of compliments. Nobody has ever said they are not real Billboards. Fully insurance-legal as well!
