First and last white wall tires?

[TJ Hopland]

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?

[V63]

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.

[TJ Hopland]

So did the white wall start out because at first they only strengthened the tread area? 

[Philippe M. Ruel]

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).

[jsanford]

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

[TJ Hopland]

Was that 99 the Vouge tire that also had the gold stripe?

[Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621]

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.