I'd watch the checking on the tire. I've had this happen to me on previous Blockleys and when we established by the date code just how old the tires were we found that they had been sitting on a shelf for ten years before I received them as 'new'. Look for the stamp on the exterior of the inner sidewall. Four numbers. The first two will be the week made and the next two will be the year made. Anything older than ten years should be trashed. When ordering Cokers the tires have been, at most, a year old. Other issue is dry rot and the Blockleys would fail a vehicle inspection just for that.
What's your mileage? Who cares. Is it practical? See #1. What happens when it rains? You get wet.
