What car looks good with whitewalls? Post a pic to show

[SC38dls]

To go along the lines of a few other threads  about loving or hating whitewalls I thought this maybe interesting. What car do you think looks good with whitewalls? Post a pic but tell us what the car is as many (like me) don't automatically know the models based on door handles or side trim or style of the trunk. 

I'm posting my 38 Studebaker State Commander as one I think looks good with them. But I've never seen a black one without whitewalls so that may be part of my reasoning. Tell me if you agree or not. 

dave s 

 

 

[keiser31]

[keiser31]

My old '36 Dodge Brothers D2 touring sedan....

Edited November 22, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[keiser31]

Edited November 22, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

Our 1941 Cadillac

Edited November 22, 2022 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[31 LaSalle]

12 minutes ago, keiser31 said:

beautiful car black with chrome wires and white walls a winning combination in my opinion

[Marty Roth]

Our 1937 Buick Roadmaster 80C Phaeton

Edited November 22, 2022 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

Our 1930 Packard European delivery 733,

and touring with Mr. Bartlett's Roadster

Edited November 22, 2022 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

Our 1954 Cadillac on tour between Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico

[Marty Roth]

Our (former) 1934 Buick,

with left to right 4th, 2nd, and (me) 3rd owners in bottom photo.

I've lost 50 pounds since that picture

Edited November 23, 2022 by Marty Roth (see edit history)

[Brass is Best]

Here are a few:

[Steve_Mack_CT]

How about whites as in all white tires?  My speedster chassis now under a nice wooden wagin body.

[George Rohrbach]

1 hour ago, SC38dls said:

'm posting my 38 Studebaker State Commander as one I think looks good with them. But I've never seen a black one without whitewalls so that may be part of my reasoning. Tell me if you agree or not. 

dave s 

Here is my 1938 Studebaker, with and without. I think for this car it is definitely whitewalls.

[Marty Roth]

15 minutes ago, Brass is Best said:

Here are a few:

 

 

I really like the "Mini-Star Chief"

 

[Marty Roth]

20 minutes ago, Jack Bennett said:

I understand that whitewalls were not considered as OEM equipment on any of my collector cars. But, I could not imagine them without that added bit of extravagance.

Since the trailer's fenders and wheels match the body of the roadster,

I think your trailer deserves WhiteWall Tires Too !

[Porsche 68]

The 25 dodge brothers jus got new tires would look silly with www My 34 dodge brothers coupe is a must have even the old cities service spare is a wide white

[Porsche 68]

[Brass is Best]

4 minutes ago, Marty Roth said:

 

I really like the "Mini-Star Chief"

 

Good eye Marty! Pontiac called them "Junior Star Chief".

Edited November 22, 2022 by Brass is Best (see edit history)

[jukejunkie1015]

The other thing to consider with the 1931 Chrysler CD-8 De Luxe is it was described by the factory as "low Profile" and has 17" not the usual 18" tires. For me, my automobile, my research, my easily reversable decision, I have white walls.

[mrspeedyt]

I think most any car of the late '20s and newer look better in white walls. earlier cars is a 50/50.

Edited November 22, 2022 by mrspeedyt (see edit history)

[SC38dls]

George, I didn’t know you had a 38 State Community. I didn’t see it when I picked up the grille. Did you sell it? 
dave s 

[Steve_Mack_CT]

Our 39 120, another example where most were likely BW, but, the WWW tires seem to work well with the color and help dress a sedan a bit.

Edited November 22, 2022 by Steve_Mack_CT (see edit history)

[76 Caddy]

[keithb7]

I take a practical approach. 
 

I like ‘em white on my ‘38 Chrysler. My ‘38 Plymouth does not get whitewalls. I tend to think the Plymouth was an entry level new car. It’s market might have been the shoe salesman. Not the bank manager.  The Chrysler? Indeed the Bank Manger might own it.  He wants whitewalls.  He’s likely less frugal. A 4 door sedan Plymouth, the family piles in to go on a picnic on the weekend. The two door Chrysler, a free wheelin’ single guy is taking his lady friend out on Sat night.  It gets whitewalls. 

 

Edited November 22, 2022 by keithb7 (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

39 minutes ago, Jack Bennett said:

The car’s name is Veronica, and the trailers name is Archie. I built both from basket cases, and had absolutely no idea where to start, or how to finish the projects. I began work on Veronica shortly after I lost my wife, and the bucket on a frame with the rudiments of a engine eventually became a really fun machine to drive. And, the whitewall tires it rolled on were a part of the package deal when I bought the car. On the other hand, it is fun driving Veronica when the roads are fairly level, reasonably straight, not too many killer hills, and there is NO contact with the motoring public. The 1923 Dodge Roadster will do 200 miles per hour if it is going down a really steep hill. But, the single axle, rear wheel only brakes have absolutely no contractural or moral obligation to safely stop it. And the speed of 30-40 miles per hour  in the DODGE seems like 120-130 miles per hour to me in a modern car, but it irritates the impatient drivers to the extent they can make a pleasure ride to a cemetery a tormented ride to hell instead.

So, when I built Archie to haul Veronica, my Willys (Willy), and my old tractor (Petunia) to a place where I could drive, and enjoy them, I was more concerned with putting tires on it to make it usable, than I was in making it pretty. I have put enough miles on it and my old F-250 to justify new tires, and whitewalls will be at the top of my “gotta-have” list.

Hi Jack,

 

Congrats on a nicely executed project, as well as your choice to use them well while respecting your late wife driving Veronica with visits to the cemetery.

Maybe someday some back road touring with one of the clubs you'll ride along with Reggie, Betty, Jughead, Moose, and Midge.

I can just picture Willy heading up the road, sweet looking Veronica bouncing along, happily riding Archie.

 

PS: Hang a mop (or a wig) over the outer half of Veronica's right headlight.

Veronica Lodge wore her hair that way in the Archie comic books, emulating actress Veronica Lake who trademarked that look.

[prewarnut]

   I think this should do....

 

[plymouthcranbrook]

At the risk of getting grief because it is a newer car I like the thin WW’s on my 1980 Plymouth Volare.

 

 

Edited November 22, 2022 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history)

[Walt G]

1 hour ago, Steve_Mack_CT said:

Our 39 120, another example where most were likely BW, but, the WWW tires seem to work well with the color and help dress a sedan a bit

Steve

The fact you don't also have spot or fog lights on the car is why the car works well with just white walls. The color choice helps too.  

Walt

[30DodgePanel]

Custom? A bit... but still classic looking

[CChinn]

1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe

[CChinn]

it had black walls when I bought it, but I like white wall tires, so I changed them. 

[Terry Harper]

 

..... I just couldn't resist....

Edited November 22, 2022 by Terry Harper (see edit history)

[Marty Roth]

1 minute ago, CChinn said:

it had black walls when I bought it, but I like white wall tires, so I changed them. 

It is a matter of personal choice-

just as with the choice of contrasting color for the '40 Chevy's fenders.

Didn't come that way, but if you like it that is all that matters.

[Marty Roth]

1 minute ago, Terry Harper said:

Wow !!

Wasn't expecting that-

Amazing, and thanks !

[John_S_in_Penna]

Would NARROW whitewalls be considered for 

cars of the 1920's?  They are a part of automotive

history that has been pretty much forgotten.

In fact, they are so much forgotten that no company

likely makes them anymore.  Yet, here they are clearly

illustrated in this 1923 ad for United States Tires:

Edited November 22, 2022 by John_S_in_Penna (see edit history)

[John Byrd]

I always thought our old Sky Hawk looked "just right" with the thin-line whitewalls.

[Glen Andrews]

I have two sets of wheels with mounted tires, one with the whitewalls, and the correct set of wheels with black wall tires (spare also) that are correct BF Goodrich Coker tires. If I do a local area car show I put on the whitewalls, R & R four hubcaps and twenty four lug nuts; and while going through the AACA judging levels the correct wheels with the black walls were on my vehicle. At Hershey this year I was getting a repeat preservation so I left the whitewalls on (my vehicle has a Senior Grand National repeat.)

[EmTee]

Before:

 

After:

[Pfeil]

19 minutes ago, Glen Andrews said:

I have two sets of wheels with mounted tires, one with the whitewalls, and the correct set of wheels with black wall tires (spare also) that are correct BF Goodrich Coker tires. If I do a local area car show I put on the whitewalls, R & R four hubcaps and twenty four lug nuts; and while going through the AACA judging levels the correct wheels with the black walls were on my vehicle. At Hershey this year I was getting a repeat preservation so I left the whitewalls on (my vehicle has a Senior Grand National repeat.)

Lots of trucks where I'm from and the reaction to the pictures would be #1, Very nice truck. #2. Interesting truck, owner probably a wannabe truck owner/driver. One truck ready for work, the other ready for the trailer.

[EmTee]

I do like it better with the blackwalls, but it's beautiful either way...