Watching an old Highway Patrol show and they were in a tire warehouse. All the tires were wrapped in paper and stacked. Got me to wondering about why they were wrapped. Looked uo tire wrapping
Whitewall tire - Wikipedia. and found some interesting facts. From completely white tires through white side walls. Per the article tires were wrapped to protect the white from getting scuffed before selling. Interesting history article, well to me anyway.