| Zoring | 19 Jan 2015 11:09 p.m. PST |
Hey guys, quick question, did the Vietnamese T-54's have white rims on their roadwheels in combat, can't really figure it out, i know someone on here would know right away. |
| Garand | 19 Jan 2015 11:14 p.m. PST |
All my references suggest no white rims. Damon. |
| Zoring | 19 Jan 2015 11:20 p.m. PST |
Are all the ones on display in Vietnam repainted afterwards? I guess so, they look in pretty good condition and all have white rims. Thanks for the prompt answer :) |
| fingolfen | 19 Jan 2015 11:33 p.m. PST |
I think the white rims were used for parades – Soviets did something similar. |
| Martin Rapier | 20 Jan 2015 12:11 a.m. PST |
Yes, white rims, red bolt heads etc are parade use only. |
| JasonAfrika | 20 Jan 2015 12:42 a.m. PST |
Check out the film of T-54s knocking down the gates to the Presidential Palace in Saigon in 1975. YouTube |
| Zoring | 20 Jan 2015 5:30 a.m. PST |
Thanks guys your the best! |
| Rhysius Cambrensis | 20 Jan 2015 11:59 a.m. PST |
Oh I love white rims on a vehicle! They are a must have for the gentleman tanker about the jungle! |
troopwo  | 20 Jan 2015 5:39 p.m. PST |
If you insist on whitewalls, then fishtail fenders and cone pointed tail lights are de riguer. ,,,and lots of chrome,,,lots of chrome,,, |
| Major Mike | 20 Jan 2015 9:14 p.m. PST |
Well, the M60's in Berlin had chrome heater pipes and tow cables, and they sported a wax coat on their paint jobs to make them nice and shiny. Better that white rims any time. |
| Adam name not long enough | 21 Jan 2015 4:21 p.m. PST |
British Berlin units might have been slightly more practical – if weird camouflage! |
| raylev3 | 21 Jan 2015 10:08 p.m. PST |
White rims were for parades, not combat. |
locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.
