On the subject of White Wall Tyres, I recently wrote a Library Report for our local Early Ford V8 Club. I reviewed the book "The Early Ford V8 as Henry Built it" by Edward P Francis and George DeAngelis. Following was my comment on White Wall Tyres:-
"While White Wall Tyres are seen on a big percentage of early Ford V8’s these days, including my own 1934 Fords, after reading this book, it appears that 1936 was the first year that White Wall Tyres appeared on the Accessory List of available options.
The earliest photo of cars with WW Tyres is a picture of the new 1935 Fords in a New Car Showroom. None of the 1932, 1933 or 1934 Fords illustrated have White Wall Tyres.
Also, another interesting point is that the WW Tyres on these cars are Double Sided, something that is very rare these days on restored vehicles.
It is also unusual to see the original photos of Commercial Fords, a 1938 Ford Pickup and a 1938 Panel Delivery with WW Tyres."
These were my observations while reading and researching this great book. All photos used in the book are original photos when the cars were new. I highly recommend this book which covers the years 1932 through to the 1938 models.