question Sand Tyres

[BRDM Driver]

I saw a Humber Super Snipe staff car recently.

 

It had some quite wide sand tyres fitted.

 

 

I didn't get to find out what size these would be, but i wondered if anyone knows what they'd be and, more to the point, what tyre options I'd have on an Austin 16 BS1 staff car (1947)?

 

 

It has 6.0" x 16" tyres at the moment.

[Nick Johns]

The Military Humber Snipe staff car was specially modified for use off road and sand/desert conditions and fitted with wider front/rear wings to house the large 900x13" tyres. Similar modified Ford V8 cars were also built.

No Austin staff cars were modified the same, they were basically a civilian production car and in service would have been restricted to On road use only, No Military Austin 16 ever saw the deserts of Africa so would have had just the normal size tyres, possibly fitted with off road tread pattern 600/6.50 x16 tyres on the rear but not oversize ones

Edited August 26, 2015 by Nick Johns

[BRDM Driver]

The Military Humber Snipe staff car was specially modified for use off road and sand/desert conditions and fitted with wider front/rear wings to house the large 900x13" tyres. Similar modified Ford V8 cars were also built.

No Austin staff cars were modified the same, they were basically a civilian production car and in service would have been restricted to On road use only, No Military Austin 16 ever saw the deserts of Africa so would have had just the normal size tyres, possibly fitted with off road tread pattern 600/6.50 x16 tyres on the rear but not oversize ones

 

Thanks for the info Nick.