With rally rims, white lettering in or out?

[Gary Masse]

Yes I KNOW that it is my car and I should do what I like but... What do you guys think. O by the way the car is a 1971 GTX

 

[Jerry Hall]

Out

 

[Under Pressure]

Out

 

[gtx6970]

RWL

 

[Timmayy]

Out.

 

[Project66]

+1 for letters out. That's how we rolled in the 70s and 80s.

 

[Fran Blacker]

I'm not a fan of white lettered tires if they make your eyes go to them first. Same with bright shiny wheel so you see wheels first.

 

[70 SUPERBIRD]

Out

 

[ruffcut]

My 2 cents. OUT!

 

[themechanic]

I like outies.

If you want a black sidewall there's lots more options and some cost less.

 

[dadsbee]

Out on most.

 

[moparker]

Out on rallyes. In on Cragars.

 

[Coelacanth]

My take: I think on the examples above, with the white "440" callouts on the hood or "Plymouth" decal on the quarter, or maybe a white vinyl top, white letters out would work very nicely. That said, I'm not a fan of white letter tires...blackwalls out for me.

 

[R413]

How about those lovely brown letters on BFG TA'S? Should those be out also?

The only white letters I like are the original Polyglas GT tires. Small letters.

 

[hunt2elk]

White letters out for sure.

 

[Dave6T4]

White letters out is era correct for that car, and look fine to me. Generally, I don't like RWL, especially on early '60's cars. I have used Radial T/A's on my everyday cars in the past, but always black side out. Just my preference.

 

[Charles Cook]

Out

 

[H3R3TIC]

Out

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

I go by what Luigi from cars said:

“Black-wall tires, they blend into the pavement, but these white-wall tires, [or white letter tires] they say look at me, here I am, love me.”

 

[R413]

If you are unable to keep the white on the tires clean, no matter the reason, then go black walls!