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Originally Posted by Mark1Stu

Thanks Loki. Btw, I used to own a ‘71 FD Victor 2000SL. Loved that car. So much torque from the slant 4. It’s was fitted from new with a 3 speed column change (still an option - probably elderly original owner). Tyres were original Michelin X. They were very old and would screech like those on a ‘70s American cop show going around a corner above 30 miles an hour. Needed changing of course, but they hadn’t cracked and were so much fun!

Back to my 240. I suddenly had a brain waive to dig out the ‘89 handbook (normally my cars are so original I can simply look at what the car is currently fitted with). Anyhow, the handbook lists the following for a saloon:

175 R14
185/70 R14
195/60 R15

My car is currently fitted with Volvo turbine wheels (as I call them - as fitted to GT export models and GLEs for a time in the UK) and wearing 175/70 R14 as I mentioned.
Will need to decide whether to change over to the Sunbursts I have or stick with the turbine wheels with new tyres.

Thanks for the help. It kick started further investigation on my part.