Yes, I know that I would be filling in existing black lettering. I think I'll try it on a used tire I have laying around and see how it turns out.

The Firestone Wide Ovals were around before the Z - but still popular in 1970. We put lots of them on 240Z's with wider mag.'s. One magazine also installed them with a set of Minilites as they bolted on performance items. AIR that was Car & Driver.

In the late 50's and early 60's it was common to use white tire markers to "paint" the lettering on tires - especially the Firestone cross checkered flags on their 500's. Back then the 500's were biaisbelted and would last about 8K miles at most on a 50's/60's Corvette.

FWIW,

Carl B.

As an aside, if your LeMans are the 15x6 (not 7") size, you may well be fine with either 205/60-15 or 195/65-15, even lowered. I think the taller sidewalls of those sizes will work better with painted/white letters.

Your right Arne, I know the BRE LeMans, are still the VTO wheels. Not sure how they change the offset with the various widths, but if the wheel is about a half inch tucked in due to the 6" SIZE, then I think that will clear...I just BARELY rubbed when I had 205/60/15, with 15x7