I got a dose of reality today as I tried to replace a badly cracked set of white wall radial tires on the front of my 56 Victoria that I drive daily.. I tried numerous tire shops across town and found that white walls are nearly obsolete. I bought a set of 3/4 inch Cooper white walls for the rear 2 years ago and at the time Cooper seemed to be one of the few to still offer white walls. Today, even Cooper  didn't offer them. One dealer had one cheap off brand offering that had a rough texture on the sidewall that would have ben hard to keep clean. Nothing else. I might have to try Coker but they are very pricey. I like the new whitewall radial they offer that looks like bias ply. They even have them now with the one inch whitewall that I prefer..I like the look from the mid 60's when guys would run 1 inch whitewalls with gloss black rims. At over $250.00 each , it will be a last resort decision.