Description
Avon's cross-ply bar-and-rib pattern with rugged shoulder buttresses and central ribs, the factory tyre on the Land-Rover from mid-1949, in 6.00-16 for the 80/86/88 and 7.00-16 for the long-wheelbase Series; the period tread most restorers fit to Series I-III.
6.00-16 short wheelbase, 7.00-16 long wheelbase.
Rarity. Original equipment on Series Land Rovers from mid-1949 and still reproduced for restorations by Avon's classic range, but Avon's UK plant closed in the 2020s and stocks are thinning.
Record: 2 sources; designation recorded; price recorded.
Specification
MAKERAvon Tyres, United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTTraction Mileage 6.00-16C 97/94L; 7.00-16C 102/100L
MADE1949–now
PRICE IN 2026$484 — Coker Tire, 600-16C, per tyre
RARITYUncommon — Original equipment on Series Land Rovers from mid-1949 and still reproduced for restorations by Avon's classic range, but Avon's UK plant closed in the 2020s and stocks are thinning.
CONSTRUCTIONbias ply, tube type
SIZES6.00-16C, 7.00-16C
OE FROMmid-1949
Fitment
LAND ROVER
6.00-16 short wheelbase, 7.00-16 long wheelbase.
Sources
cokertire.com/tires/avon-traction-mileage-600-16c-97-94l.htmlroverworld.com/Tires/avon.htmEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.