Real or Fake: Whitewalls Edition

"rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S" (rb1971) 11/18/2014 at 15:14 • Filed to: None

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All of you are probably aware that for many years white walls were seen as signs of a luxury automobile. Probably from the 20s (or maybe earlier) up through the 60s. Just like fake boobs (or maybe the right analogy is push-up bras) allow people that might not be amply endowed to look like they are, some people wanted to be seen having white walls but not pay the price. So for a long time you could buy white rubber circles that could be hot-glued to your black walls to give the appearance of white walls.

When I bought my 49 Hudson I thought it had real white walls. But after I hit a rock in a gutter while parking (at low speed) and thought I might need a new tire, I discover it too had falsies. Oh the humanity!

4 new tires from Coker are on their way.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:21

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If it ain't poured in the side of the tire, it ain't worthy.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:24

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Are the new tires real white walls? Or are you gonna put on some more falsies

Steve in Manhattan > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:30

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I have always loved this look on a classic car:

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 11/18/2014 at 15:35

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Ha! The tire guy said "if they're like fake boobs, you should just get much bigger fake whitewalls". But no, I'm going with the real ones this time.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Steve in Manhattan 11/18/2014 at 15:36

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I like that on mid-60s to early-70s performance oriented cars. Definitely like the rims on that one.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:37

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good

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:39

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You can also make your own

camaroboy68ss > Steve in Manhattan 11/18/2014 at 15:47

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I love my redlines!

camaroboy68ss > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:48

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so you had port-a-walls? You can usually spot then though because they leave a good lip at the edge.

camaroboy68ss > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 15:50

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wide whites were a post war to mid 50s trend by early 60s thin white walls were the hot thing.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > camaroboy68ss 11/18/2014 at 16:02

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Yup. They were really well done. I looked closely several times while washing the car.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Steve in Manhattan 11/18/2014 at 16:05

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those are going on the Montego whenever I can afford them

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 11/18/2014 at 16:11

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OR you could get wheels that are made to look like they have white walls

Yup. All that white is actually the wheel. I feel like I'm tripping balls.