I'm posting an end-of-project on the tire issue. I chose, with much deliberation, to buy a full set of 32x4 Firestone "Non Skid"s, new tubes and new flaps from Coker. I paid a little more to have brass stems, they're identical to the decades old tube stems I had.
I had found a couple of how-to vids on youtube for rim/tire assembly, they were Model T guys. I was fortunate to find a local old timer collector who kindly loaned me a rim contractor/expander. The job would have been near impossible without it. And, the youtube technique using baby powder, which as coincidence would have it was just expertly published in our Club newsletter this month, worked perfectly.
Now on to dressing up my felloes and spokes before remounting...
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