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Whitewalls

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Crew cut, white tee shirt, cat’s eye glasses, and whitewalls. Doesn’t get more 1950’s than this!
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I love that, thanks for sharing.
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Do you think whitewalls were available back then or were these just painted?
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I ain't touching this...
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:lol: You never asked Cleo? This is the first picture I’ve ever seen of a 170—or any plane for that matter—with whitewalls. I’ll ask Desser.
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Remember when J.C. Whitney sold fake white wall covers?

https://www.amazon.com/ATLAS-White-Tire ... 2106233736
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Don't ever remember seeing white walls on an airplane in the late 40's-50's. That doesn't mean they didn't exist. Anybody remember or have photos?
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gahorn wrote:Remember when J.C. Whitney sold fake white wall covers?
Yes I do, but not for 6.00-6 tires! :D
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n2582d wrote:Crew cut, white tee shirt, cat’s eye glasses, and whitewalls. Doesn’t get more 1950’s than this!

Don’t forget flat top haircuts! :lol:
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And ButchWax!
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n2582d wrote::lol: You never asked Cleo? This is the first picture I’ve ever seen of a 170—or any plane for that matter—with whitewalls. I’ll ask Desser.
Here’s Tom Rutigliano’s reply:
Cool photo, those tires must have been a special order or as you mentioned painted. Manufactures would not put the time in to produce now.
A quick Google search shows that the Germans used whitewalls on BF-109’s in Africa.
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n2582d wrote:Crew cut, white tee shirt, cat’s eye glasses, and whitewalls. Doesn’t get more 1950’s than this!
Don’t forget flat top haircuts! :lol:
Crew cuts ... flat tops ... I’m clearly no expert on ‘50’s haircuts. I’ll defer to you on this Richard! :lol:
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:D Gary
I don’t know anything about crew cuts but THIS is a proper flat top! :D
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Don’t forget flat top haircuts! :lol:[/quote]

Is there any other type of haircut?
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Wow Richard! I can only assume they’ve combined the laser level with a barber’s clipper. Or maybe you slowly dip your hair upside down in an acid? That’s flat! This is all I could come up with online. :lol:
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Gangster Whitewalls :lol:
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