Whitewall Tires.... Hmm....

Posted by 1929PackardGuy On 2021/5/17 16:25:36

While I'm waiting for the paperwork to get straight so I can buy my much anticipated 640, I'm pondering tires.

Original Packard magazine ads virtually NEVER show whitewall tires on their cars of this vintage, and looking at archival videos on Youtube, it seems that whitewall tires on anything, from the mid-1920s to the late-1930s, was pretty darned rare. Looking at the videos, no matter how stately the car, from Rolls Royces to Auburns and Duesenbergs, VERY few were on the streets back then with whitewall tires.

I know it's a matter of personal preference, but, if they really weren't popular when these cars were new, when did they suddenly become popular? It's definitely got me rethinking things and putting repro blackwalls on the car now. Thanks!