WHY DID OLD MILITARY VEHICLES HAVE WHITE WALL TIRES?

[@4444design]

Sorry to say but that's total B U L L S H I T ! ! ! ! Whitewall-tyres on mil-vehicles are used on parades only but not in the field ... - originally natural rubber is of a whitish bright color and gets the black appearance by addition of carbon black - just because something is on KZbin and beautifully presented does not make it reality

[@AaronOgawa]

In the battle field. The white wall tires. Would make it easier to spot them from far away. And the the other army’s would target them

[@dylandettorre]

Not the same but Kirza boots are also interesting, much cheaper than trying to produce real leather and they’ve got an interesting texture

[@kawasaki13929]

they did have white tires to avoid getting shot

[@masishida7522]

What was the industrial achievement to keep the tires good without white zinc oxides. Did they just give up the durability ?