CHATTANOOGA, TN / SINCE 1958
Coker tires in Montclair
Coker Tire is the Chattanooga company that keeps classic cars on period-correct rubber. It builds whitewalls, bias plies and bias-look radials for collector vehicles, under its own Coker Classic, American Classic and Excelsior names and under license from Firestone, BFGoodrich and U.S. Royal.
Coker Group, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Owned by Irving Place Capital with company management since 2018.
Mounted, balanced and installed on Moreno Street.
About Coker
Harold Coker opened the business in 1958 as a tire and service center and moved it to Chattanooga in 1960. His son Corky built the antique-tire side over the next four decades until it became the whole company. In 2018 the family sold Coker Group to Irving Place Capital, with the existing management team staying in charge.
What makes Coker different is the molds. The company sources discontinued tire molds, or has new ones cut from original drawings, and runs them with modern compounds and construction. Whitewalls, redlines and goldlines are built into the tire rather than added afterward. The result looks right on a 1950s Cadillac or a 1930s Ford while riding better than the originals did.
This is not a daily-driver brand and it is not priced like one. If you own a restored or custom classic and want the correct look, Coker is the catalog. If you just need whitewalls on a modern car, Vogue is the closer fit.
Classic and collector car owners across the Inland Empire who need period-correct tires mounted carefully on original or wire wheels.
Coker tire lines
Bias ply, whitewall and blackwall
Coker Classic Bias Ply
Original-spec restorations from the 1930s to the 1960s that want the period ride and look.
Check price and stockWhitewall radial
Coker Classic Star Series
Classic cars driven regularly that want a wide or narrow whitewall with radial manners.
Check price and stockBias-look radial
American Classic Bias Look Radial
Mid-century sedans, coupes and convertibles that want a vintage tread face over a modern radial.
Check price and stockVintage race-style radial
Excelsior Stahl Sport Radial
Hot rods, pre-war cars and vintage race builds that want a narrow period profile.
Check price and stockBias ply and F560 radial
Firestone Classic (Coker license)
Restorations that need the Firestone sidewall and tread the car left the factory with.
Check price and stockClassic car and truck bias ply and radial
BFGoodrich Classic (Coker license)
Collector cars and classic trucks specified with BFGoodrich originals.
Check price and stock
Sizes, prices and what's in stock today are in our tire search. Or call (909) 321-2191.
Your tires come with
- FREEFlat repairsNail or screw in the tread? If it can be repaired, we fix it from the inside at no charge.
- FREETire rotationsBring them back on schedule and we rotate them at no charge, so all four wear evenly.
- FREEAlignment checkWe measure the angles and tell you if an alignment is needed.
Found your Coker tires? Book the install.
Book online in a minute, or call (909) 321-2191. 5483 Moreno Street, Montclair.
Coker questions
Who makes Coker tires?
Coker Tire of Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of Coker Group. The company holds manufacturing rights from Firestone, BFGoodrich and U.S. Royal and builds those tires, plus its own Coker Classic, American Classic and Excelsior lines, using original or re-created molds with modern materials.
Should I run bias ply or radial on my classic?
Coker's own guidance is that bias ply gives the softer, period-correct ride and look, while radials and bias-look radials track straighter and wear better at highway speed. If the car gets driven more than it gets shown, a bias-look radial is the usual answer. We can order the size and sidewall you need.