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Coker Tire Now Offers Dunlop Sport Classic Radial Tires

Coker Tire brought on this new line to provide an option for vintage European sports cars and some American muscle cars.

Coker Group Expands Under New Name: Legendary Companies

Coker Group and its group of companies have rebranded under the name “Legendary Companies” to better represent the depth and variety of the growing enthusiast car market.

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Coker Tire Group Acquires Vintage Wheel Works, PS Engineering

The Coker Group, manufacturer of collector car and motorcycle wheels and tires, has purchased PS Engineering and Vintage Wheel Works.

The Coker Group Sold to CEO Wade Kawasaki and Coker Leadership Team

CEO Wade Kawasaki and the Coker leadership team are purchasing the Coker Group from current owner Corky Coker.

Coker Tire Named Exclusive Sponsor of Mecum Auctions

Coker Tire has signed a tire and wheel sponsorship agreement with Mecum Auctions, which will give Coker the opportunity to have on-site booth, commercial spots and air time for auction vehicles equipped with their tire products.

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Seven new Phoenix Race Tires for 2018

Phoenix Race Tires, a division of Coker Tire Company, has unveiled seven new sizes of drag racing bias ply and radial slicks for 2018.

Coker Sweeps 2017 Battle of the Builders Top 3

Troy Trepanier’s 1929 Ford Model-A Tudor sedan beat out two other finalists to win the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition.

Coker to Release New Whitewall Tire

Coker Tire’s new LR78-15 whitewall tire in its immense Firestone product line is a perfect fit for 1970s full size classics, such as Lincoln Continental, Cadillac Eldorado and more.

Wade Kawasaki Begins SEMA Board Chairman Term

Wade Kawasaki, president and COO of the Coker Group, was recently sworn in as the Chairman of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Board of Directors during the SEMA Installation and Gala in Pomona, Calif.

Live at SEMA: Coker Tire Introduces Firestone Wide Oval Radial

Coker Tire celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Firestone Wide Oval tire at the 2016 SEMA Show with the introduction of the new Firestone Wide Oval Radial tire. Muscle car expert Steve Magnante hosted the company’s press event at the Coker Tire booth (# 22775), which highlighted the features of the new tire and displayed Firestone Wide

Champion Vehicles at Prestigious Classic Car Show Fitted with Coker Tires

During the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance car show, classic cars fitted with Coker tires took home top honors. Nearly half of the 205 entries at the show were fitted with period-correct Coker tires, including 77 out of 110 cars in the pre-war classes, 15 “First in Class” winners out of the 26 classes, seven “Special

Coker Tires Fitted on Top Born Free 8 Custom Motorcycles

During the invitational showcasing at Born Free 8 in Silverado, Calif., a two-day celebration of motorcycle culture, 18 of the top 28 one-off builds from top professional shops and garage builders were fitted with Coker Tires “To have more than half of the top bikes at an event like Born Free equipped with our tires