Why did white wall tires disappear?

[CALGUY]

Originally Posted by phlinak

Maybe it's just me but I have better things to do with my time than spending 15-20 minutes just to clean whitewall tires.

That's because you are probably not a car person.

Bob.

[CALGUY]

Some vehicles just look horrible with blackwalls.

Two pics of my 66 Tbird.

The smaller picture is is the day it was delivered to my house after buying it.

Within an hour, I had those terrible wheels, and blackwall tires off, and sold.
The larger picture is once I had the new whitewall tires installed.
This is the way a Tbird of that vintage is supposed to look.
In my opinion, a vast improvement.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by phlinak

Not in a very long time for the reason stated above.

Good, then you can leave that to those who appreciate and enjoy cars with whitewall tires.

[Hemlock140]

My first car, a 1958 Chrysler had the wide whites. Back then it was fashionable, they all had it. I remember when the thin double whites came out, and I bought a set, it was really cool looking.



Then the Redlines came out, and everyone my age wanted them.


After that it was raised white lettering, then eventually (now) just black, except for the raised white lettering on some of the all-terrain tires. It's a matter of taste and trends in car "fashion." For the classic car owner that wants to keep the original look, whitewalls are a must. I don't see them coming back on modern cars, however.