When I bought my 2005 car in 2007 the original Contis were already hard, squealing, and rubbish. I replaced them with Firestone F560s which were recommended by a classic car specialist, and I have been very happy with them, wet and dry. They have only done 8000 miles and the spare is "new" - but I value my life so will be changing them this year as they are now coming up to 8 years old.
Vredestien TT2s it will be - thanks guys for doing the research.
Nigel