What does the word “Firestone” make you think of? If you're visiting this site, you'll certainly say "tyres", and rightly so. Yet, these tyres aren't so ordinary; these are exceptionally refined products that, over the years, have been designed with security and reliability in mind. Firestone tyres inspire future generations of drivers on the roads and racetracks.
Did you know that Firestone has long been active in the field of motorsports? From its first years in the tyre sector, this brand has participated in the Indianapolis 500 race. To date, nothing has changed. It is worth noting that the racetrack is the best testing ground for tyres. Experience gained in the toughest races allows you to design and produce better tyres that ensure control of the car in different road conditions. Firestone tyres mean not only a high level of security, but also excellent value for money (the brand ranks in the middle market segment).
Firestone has a very wide range of products ranging from winter tyres, summer tyres and all-season tyres, including for lorries and delivery vans, to specialised agricultural tyres. This brand's tyres are valued very highly by customers and rank highly in tests conducted by leading automobile clubs and automotive magazines.
Interesting facts:
Akron is an American city commonly referred to as the capital of the tyre industry. It is here that brands such as BFGoodrich, Goodyear and Firestone were created. Firestone was founded in 1900 and still remains one of the most popular brands in the world.
The brand's founder, Harvey Firestone, was a very respectable figure. His closest friends were Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. They were called the "Millionaires' Club" because they were friends, spent family holidays together and sometimes jointly multiplied their fortunes (Firestone was a tyre supplier for Ford for years).
Today, the Firestone brand belongs to the Japanese company Bridgestone.
History of the brand
Akron in Ohio. Indeed here, in the city later on called the world’s capital of rubber industry, in 1900 one of the pioneering makes in tyre industry was born. Firestone? Yes, the name sounds dangerous and dignified. The company owes it to its founder – Harvey S. Firestone.
A meeting with Ford
The heart of the American motor industry is Detroit, the city where the giants of the industry – Ford, General Motors, Chrysler – are based. Everyone knows too that the Mecca for lovers of fast cars is Modena in Italy, where Ferrari, Maserati and De Tomaso operate, with Lamborghini just next door. In the same way, the tyre capital of the world can be said to be Akron, Ohio. It was here in the Great Lakes Region that the power of such firms as BFGoodrich and Goodyear developed. Not long after them, the Firestone brand began its story.
Its founder was born on 20 December 1868 on a farm in Columbiana County, Ohio. The Firestone family’s holding had been started at the end of the 18th century by Harvey’s great-grandfather, Nicholas, who had received part of his land as a gift from President Thomas Jefferson. In 1895 Harvey, then working for Columbus Buggy Works, met Henry Ford, with whom he soon began a collaboration that would last for many years. When he built his first cars, Ford used bicycle tyres. Firestone advised him to try out pneumatic tyres, which were used in ...
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