Posted By:	Barry Levittan
Posted On:	Tuesday June 12, 2012 at 10:44 PM
Message: I just put a set of General "Dual 90" 4-ply wide whites on my '55 Chrysler Windsor. I didn't want to put radials on it - I've heard they put too much stress on the wheels and suspension components.

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PICS - Car show pick of the day ... Tuesday. by Douglas Ford #43142

Very nice.....could have shown much better with the correct WWs. (EOM) by John Bono #43142.1

Agree (EOM) by Ron Dietrich #43142.1.1

Nice looking '54. Quite a difference between it & the 55's...a major transformation. (EOM) by Ken Allen #43142.2

Well cared for daily driver. (EOM) by Larry Hooper #43142.3

I've never understood why people don't put the correct WW tires on old cars. (EOM) by George Schire #43142.4

$$$..George! by Robert Jacobs #43142.4.1

That's one explanation Robert. But there is another explanation too. by George Schire #43142.4.1.1

One more explanation here. There are many in the hobby who are adamant by Brian Laurance #43142.4.1.1.1

Yet Another Possible Explanation... by Ed Stutz #43142.4.1.1.1.1

Great perspective, Ed! (EOM) by Brian Laurance #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1

Wishful thinking, perhaps... by Robert Jacobs #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1.1

Could another possible explanation be the owner likes the car with thin white walls? (EOM) by Marlowe Johnson #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

Exactly! (EOM) by Paul Clow #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1

Robert, Please Share With Us the Explanations Offered By the Guys You Know Who Actually Do This... by Ed Stutz #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1.1.2

It's mostly a cost consideration, Ed... by Robert Jacobs #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1

Thanks, Robert (EOM) by Ed Stutz #43142.4.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1

I just put a set of General "Dual 90" 4-ply wide whites on my '55 Chrysler Windsor. by Barry Levittan #43142.4.1.1.1.2

George, You are wrong as My 58 Cad El Dorado Brougham was delivered w/ narrow stripe (WHITE) tires. by David Hosea #43142.4.1.1.2

sometimes incorrect whitewalls bother me but .... by Phil Realmuto #43142.4.1.2

Solution by Port-O-Wall... by John Luthi #43142.4.2

So does anyone have a comment on my post 43142.4.1.1 with regard to the thin whites on 50's cars in by George Schire #43142.4.2.1

Yes - the movie smacks of low budget! (EOM) by John Luthi #43142.4.2.1.1

Yes, why does everyone get so riled up about the kind of tyres/WWs that are on SOMEONE ELSES... by Jerry Gorsuch #43142.4.2.1.2

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