I've just gone the other way, from radials to X plies.
My car was fitted with Vredestien classics in size 155R, the original factory spec X plies (560 x 15) are narrower equating to a 145 in modern sizes, but they come up significantly smaller in diameter.
In a modern radial to get the correct side wall you need a 175:shock:
155 looked ok but are still nothing like the original.
This picture shows a 155 radial (I took off) against a new Firestone 560 x ply.
You are correct in what you say about early rims requireing tubes, end of 57 the rims were modified for the newer tubeless tyre designs.
These rims had a square depresion around the valve hole (to take the bigger valve bodies used for tubeless) and had the letter 'T' stammped in the wheel centre (under the hub cap area)
Firestone do a range of radials called F560 available from 'Northants tyres' They look pretty good.
I can appreciate X plies are not for every one, especialy if it a daily runner. I oppted for the expensive ones and they still 'bobble' you around, feel like 50p coins:lol:
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Stock......the new custom