Absolutely not! That was a very poorly worded compliment! About the only time I DO like wide whites is with spun caps. 'Specially on a forty!
I love W/W's enuff for all of us,, Chip... they just make me smile, just like dropped axles.. they make me smile....
Mine's had them since at least June of 1959..Verified by this pic from Oct 1959 issue of Rods Illustrated.
This was my everyday driver Chrysler Hemi-powered '40 Ford Coupe in 1956. I bought the Moon discs directly from Moon Equipment Company. They were the screw-on type at the time and required putting tubes in the tires. I ran them for several years until 'Gyppo Auto Parts' stores started selling them in snap-on varieties and I took them off after seeing a bunch of squirrels in '48 Buick 4-door with the moon discs on it. I replaced them with Chrysler New Yorker 'gold star' hub caps.
RE: Wide whitewalls.....Notice my Today's street rod...in avatar!! Back in the '50's I had the notion that only cops, farmers, and cheapskates had blackwall tires.... Some impressions never change! LOL!