Tire question for 51 F1
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I believe that White Walls were a Dealer option, so if you bought it new from a Dealer they would install WWW for you at a cost.
Although I don't have the option book any longer I was checking on available options for my 1950 Merc. and an Electric Shaver was among one of the options, as well as White Wall Tires, to name a couple.
Although I don't have the option book any longer I was checking on available options for my 1950 Merc. and an Electric Shaver was among one of the options, as well as White Wall Tires, to name a couple.
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Any dealer worth his salt and that wanted to make a sale would install most anything that a customer wanted. That would have included things like radios, heaters, spot lights, and yes, white wall tires. But the fact of the matter is, ww's were not regular production items or available from the "factory" on trucks. And I would imagine the number of people wanting ww's on their work truck was pretty minimal back then. The purchase of trucks was about 99% utilitarian 60 years ago, unlike the people today who spend $60K for a 4 door King Ranch F-350 with a short bed.
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White walls were an option. The only pictures I have seen of trucks originally equipped with white walls were either special demonstrator trucks or on panel delivery trucks for flower shops and the like.
Here is a picture of a specially painted demonstrator (without white walls):https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...l-picture.html
Here is a picture of a specially painted demonstrator (without white walls):https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/6...l-picture.html
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