Hi Tony, Actually, according to the club website, from 1957 through 1960 the letter cars all came with 2-1/2" to 2-11/16" whitewalls in a 9.00x14" tire. The wider white in '61 probably had to do with switching to the 8.00x15" tire. The question is valid, however, because in 1961 a 3+" whitewall was pretty wide for factory issue. The 1961 Imperials, for example, which came with 8.20x15" tires actually had a narrower whitewall of perhaps 2-1/2" or so. Perhaps it had something to do with availability of tires that could accommodate the high speed capabilities of the G. Carl Bilter _____ From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anthony Rinaldi Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:52 AM To: Bob; Chrysler 300 Club Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] tire summary Hi to all, Any rhyme or reason why they went to 3" WWWs in 1961 from 2" WWWs in 1960? Tony Rinaldi [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/