White walls on a gasser?

Saw this ride on fleabay, and I don't remember a time when I grew up in the 60's with gassers and ever wanted white walls on my car. Just one old drag racer's opinion, whats yours???

 

Maybe if it was stock with fender skirts, definitely not traditional on this one is it? Good looking '55 though. JMHO

 

The first Stone, Woods & Cook Willys had wide whites on the front.

 

Just doesn"t look right,kinda look like port-a-walls. Thin whites maybe but those take away from a good looking 55

 

Not my personal taste, but if you like them, that is all that counts....that is a real cool lookin' Chevy, either way, so go for it !!
Cheers....

 

Never!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

lots of gassers had www's

 

Some did as seen here....on the front at least.

 

Maybe he takes the slicks off when he's done racing and puts the white walls back on to match the front.. Probably done alot back in the day when your car was dual purpose......

 

More didn't. (G)
Gasser classes didn't really get going good until the early 60's, WWW were on the way out by then. They just barely overlapped.

 

That's a nice looking car either way..

 

ahh the fng's....and first post too. So nice.

 

Nice intro ^^^fng

 

No one ever said these guys had good taste.

But they probably didn't sit around bitching about what other people put on their cars, either. Yes I know it's an Altered.

 

Looks like we found the car owner.

 

My Father said they were all into blackwalls by the 60s.
My thought it that they were running whatever tires they could afford, probably used.
I think they were spending whatever money they had on speed parts, and probably
cared less what the sides of the tires looked like.

 

Yep. Judging by his user name/location. Here's the info from the Ebay ad:

"Please call with any questions. John cell# 585-455-0980"

Sounds like somebody is very touchy.

I don't think any HAMBers will be bidding on this car I guess....

Looks like a really bitchin car though.

 

Sometimes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

White walls

 

Wow, the post #16.... interesting car.

 

There's plenty more pictures of that one... I almost got to sit in it last year..

 

Nice intro Johnny...you should make lots of friends here ! And what the hell was that about ?

 

seems like some cars can pull it off better than others. i've seen 55-57 chevys that can, and some/most that cant. that one in the original post definitely cant. not knockin the car, just sayin.

 

He owns the car in question.

 

That IS a nice looking 55, but im in agreement on ditchin the white walls.
Johnny needs to learn to B. Goode

 

At least it would be easy to change them out. Maybe just a little too "period" correct!!!!!

 

I grew up in the '50's and '60's watching gasser run, and saw a lot of them with whitewalls up front, but never liked it, even back then.

 

I'd run it just like that. Nice going Johnny. What's it got under the hood?

 

WOW! Love that Hall Chevrolet Hardtop 55! Sweet!

 

Yeah, they were sorta like those neon green/pink accessories everybody was sportin about 12 years back.

JohnnyR ditch the WW's