Berlin Express departed today for Duxford

[Puma44]

Pretty classy, eh?

[Frodo]

that's the first time I've seen whitewalls on a warbird 

Might have been the first to do it, not sure. Kidd Hofer's P51B 

[Kanth]

I like the way it looks, great artwork Frodo 

[Puma44]

Yes, nicely done! 

[Frodo]

Canukk did the drawing. 

Here is a period pic with the whitewalls.

[expat]

Touch wood be seeing her on Sunday

[MiloMorai]

Might have been the first to do it, not sure. Kidd Hofer's P51B 

Bf109s in North Africa had whitewall tires.

[Puma44]

The Horsemen at Duxford.

[Kanth]

 

The Horsemen at Duxford.

[Frodo]

Bf109s in North Africa had whitewall tires.

  I did not know that.



Nice pic. 

[Puma44]

Why did they use white walls, other than the classy look?

[MiloMorai]

 White absorbs less heat generated by the sun.

The cars copied the look as was thought to be cool/neat or what ever word was used back in the day.

[Frodo]

Yea it was the cool thing to do back then. Much like the different rims people use today to personalize a vehicle. 

[Puma44]

White absorbs less heat generated by the sun.

The cars copied the look as was thought to be cool/neat or what ever word was used back in the day.

Do know how the white walls were manufactured?   Just curious since everything seemed to be in short supply during WWII and wonder if there was more effort or cost to manufacture the white walls.  Thanks!

[MiloMorai]

Tires are naturally white. Black (carbon??) is added to the rubber to make the tires black.