We’ve been keeping our lips sealed about a cool new tire for a long time now, but it’s finally OK to spill the beans. At this year’s SEMA show, we debuted the new Excelsior Stahl Sport Radial, which is a radial tire with the looks of a bias ply. These new offerings will be a blessing to hot rodders (and some of our rally buddies) wanting the classic appearance of bias ply tires combined with the performance of a modern day radial. This means driving your collector car will be even more fun!

With over 20 sizes to fit 16- to 21-inch wheel diameters, you’ll be seeing these tires everywhere. They actually look just like our Excelsior Comp V tires, aside from the sidewall markings, so you might have to squint to spot them. You’ll be able to feel a huge difference when you slide behind the wheel though.

The new tire was well-accepted by the crowd at SEMA, and we ended up getting a 2nd Runner-Up in the Best New Street-Rod/Custom-Car Product division, which is always filled with lots of cool stuff. Even though winning is always a good thing, there’s no shame in a third place finish, especially considering the competition at the SEMA show.

We liked the new Excelsiors so much; we put a set of Stahl Sport prototypes on the Double Exposure roadster. These tires will be ready to order very soon, so hopefully we’ll see a bunch of cars sporting new Excelsiors at various events throughout 2010. Speaking of 2010, we want to wish you a happy New Year, and thank you for making 2009 a great one.

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