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Title: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: TJ Hopland on August 24, 2016, 02:47:55 PM
So what was the first year for white wall tires?    And the last?    And was Cadillac the first to have em or the last to get rid of em?
Title: Re: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: V63 on August 24, 2016, 05:08:50 PM
The Earliest Tires started out white...more of a natural rubber. They were quick to crack and fail, carbon was added to protect and strenghthen them.
Title: Re: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: TJ Hopland on August 24, 2016, 05:51:14 PM
So did the white wall start out because at first they only strengthened the tread area? 
Title: Re: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: Philippe M. Ruel on August 31, 2016, 02:30:40 AM
As early as in brass era, Cadillacs could have black or white tires.

White wall tires were standard or optional on Cadillacs well into the 1990s (e.g. from 1992-95 : standard on Broughams, optional on Eldorados, n/a on Sevilles).
Title: Re: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: jsanford on August 31, 2016, 04:11:08 PM
The 2011 Mercury Grand Marquis was the last American car with white wall tires as STANDARD equipment, the Town Car of the same year had them as an option.

I think the 1999 Deville DHS was the last Cadillac to have white walls as standard equipment.

Jeremy
Title: Re: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: TJ Hopland on September 01, 2016, 10:01:36 AM
Was that 99 the Vouge tire that also had the gold stripe?
Title: Re: First and last white wall tires?
Post by: Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621 on September 01, 2016, 11:26:37 AM
There was no DHS in '99. D'Elegance was the mid-level DeVille 1997-1999. Both the base DeVille & DeVille d'Elegance left the factory with narrow WW tires 97 - 99.

DeVille Touring Sedan (DTS), STS & ETC always standard with blackwall. 

83-85 Eldorado Touring Coupe had white letter tires.

Uniroyal Royal Seal Goldstripe tires standard on RWD Brougham only from 1988-1992.

No FWD model ever supplied with Goldstripe tires. Vogue goldstripe were aftermarket only, dealer installed in some cases.

I have been searching web for factory catalog of 2000 DeVilles but I have been unsuccessful. If no WW tires appear on any model in 2000, would suggest 1999 was the final year for factory WW in Cadillac.