They are not that rare go with the Tires that work well... You would need a Classic as is Vintage 30+ years old to get Points for the Right Rubber ...

 

A "rare car" that will be driven on the street, needs safe tires for your driving conditions.

I've got the DWS 06's on my SP. They meet my needs, even when driving in dry, below 0°F Temps.

Good luck choosing your tires.

 

BTW share some Photos of your Classic when you get a Chance ...

 

Why keep the original tires if they are 12 years old? Not safe to drive on, so... I have never seen a Challenger selling for money because it had it's original tires.

 

As MEK has stated 12 year old tires will Blow Out and cause a dangerous Wreck. Do not drive on tires that old.

 

There are cars and more importantly, shows where originality matters, but even these normally allow for reproduction tires.

With that said, we are talking about a completely different automotive circle than the modern Challenger moves in.

Even from a styling standpoint these are just black wall tires. It's not like they are a styling feature of the car.

I wanted my 68 Formula S, to look stock so I bought reproduction biasply redlines for it, but the redlines were a styling feature.

 

Modern Challengers are not rare. Since 2008, Dodge has built over 500,000. The only ones that may substantially appreciate are the limited edition, high horsepower models like the SRT Demon, Super Stock, Jailbreak, Redeye and Hellcat.

As a comparison, only 165,437 Challengers were built between 1970-1974 and almost all were daily drivers. Back then very few owners thought to save them.

Put on any tires of your choice that will perform well.

 

Yes I guess I was overthinking that lol. Maybe I worded it weird but I didn't mean I'd keep the 12 year old tires I meant new ones of the same type. The thought of softer tires that wear out quicker and are not all season in Canada seems like a bad idea anyways. Its good to know that most of us won't flame someone for not having "original" equipment. Maybe that's a vette owners club thing? Kind of a stupid question really when everybody just mods these things lol.

Ya ill go with the DWS6 or equivalent. Thanks for all the replies. Ill be sure to post pics up when the deal is done.

I sold my 2014 SRT8 last fall before storing it and its been just killing me to rectify the mistake I made.

 

Viper owners wreck all the time because their garage queens have old rubber (with great tread still) but hockey-puck hard from age...
What would you rather have: a car that's actually safe to drive or a collector piece that must be "look but don't drive" status?

 

Major factor in the Paul Walker death, two of the tires being more than nine years old and all probably hard with vastly reduced traction.

Paul Walker's Porsche had outdated tires at time of fatal crash

The Porsche that Paul Walker was riding in when it crashed and burst into flames, killing the "Fast & Furious" actor and his friend behind the wheel, was on tires that were more than twice the recommended age for the high-performance car, investigators found.

www.latimes.com

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As a former owner of a car that came stock with GY supercar tires (2015 Camaro 1LE) I'm beyond shocked that the tires had that many miles on them. I only got about 12,000 miles out of mine. Granted, that included several road course races/play days, but still.
For replacements, I can first hand reccomend the Conti DSW, as well as the Michelin PS4S, although different cars than challengers. Once the stock pirelli on my spwb wear, one of the 2 listed above will be installed.

 

As a former owner of a car that came stock with GY supercar tires (2015 Camaro 1LE) I'm beyond shocked that the tires had that many miles on them. I only got about 12,000 miles out of mine. Granted, that included several road course races/play days, but still.
For replacements, I can first hand reccomend the Conti DSW, as well as the Michelin PS4S, although different cars than challengers. Once the stock pirelli on my spwb wear, one of the 2 listed above will be installed.

Yes the pirellis on my 14 srt8 didn't wear too well. Not a fan. I doubt the owners of this car ever tracked it or drove anything more than some "spirited" fun driving. Unfortunately the owner had health issues the last 4 years or so hence the low mileage.

 

My car collector neighbor used to save his original tires but it did not affect the value of any car he sold. IF you have the room I guess you could save them, just for grins. Otherwise, don't worry about it. I kept my original spare from my 1974 AMC Matador X when I owned it. It dresses up the trunk area at shows but as far as affecting value? Nope...

 

Tire Stickers or Coker Tire either way you can get the Vintage Reproduction look. There is always ways to do Vintage Style Tires...

You can even get the Eagle F1's still by Goodyear

Eagle® F1 SuperCar® Tires | Goodyear Tires

Shop Goodyear Eagle® F1 SuperCar® tires online at Goodyear.com. Buy tires online and get free shipping to your local Goodyear tire shop.

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Well, any use of summer tires should be 100% ruled out in CA. I had a '10 R/T Classic with the Goodyear summer tires on and I dreaded driving below 50 F since the tires got very hard and slipped around fast turns (highway entrance and exit ramps) or from a standing start. I'm in FL now and still won't ever consider them just in case I have to drive up north in the mountains in colder weather.
I don't see any loss in value by not keeping original style tires on it. The next buyer can always replace them if they want to.

 

go with the Conti DWS06 (now Plus) - they're far better performing than the GY F1s and you can drive year-round without even having to consider the temperatures

 

Haven't read all the posts and maybe this has been covered...

I doubt the car is going to be made any more valuable by having original tires. If you believe it would be more valuable with original tires one has to wonder what would adding any more miles to odometer do to car's future value?

If you want to hedge your bet regarding the car's future value you can always remove the original wheels/tires and store them wrapped in plastic. Then buy a set of suitable wheels fitted with proper new and safe tires to use if you intend to drive the car.

 

Im 63 ..It took about 40 years for the 1970 Challenger to become rare ..I wont be around long enough to care about it ever becoming a collector lol . btw i still have the original tires just look for weather cracking in the rubber .But they are hard with Zero traction .

 

I had the same question. My '11 came with the Goodyear F1s. They're already long gone, replaced by General A/S tires. Since this car is apparently one of one according to Dodge I wondered if it would be worth it to put Goodyear F1s back on it.

But I think what I'm going to do instead is look for a wider UHP A/S tire. I've tried summer tires by Mickey Thompson and Nitto in the past with horrible results. Unless it's 90 degrees outside they're dangerous. A wider tire with a 300-400 rating will hook so much better in all temps.