10 Cool & Interesting Facts About Tire History

You use these almost every day. They actually play a huge part in your safety and well being! Without them, you wouldn’t get very far at all. What are we referring to? It’s your car’s tires.

Tires may seem to be simple enough, they’re just round and made of rubber right? Most people don’t give too much thought to their tires, but tires actually have quite a rich history. Learn some about the history of tires with these ten interesting tire facts – you may find that some common tire names you know today had a big part in shaping these wheels!

1.  Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber in 1844. This was the rubber that was later used for tires. Goodyear tires are still thriving today!

2.  In 1888, John Dunlop invented the air-filled, or pneumatic tires, however, his were for bicycles, not cars.

3.  In 1895, André Michelin was the first person to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, however, not successfully.

4.  In 1911, Philip Strauss invented the first successful tire, which was a combination tire and air filled inner tube. Strauss’ company, the Hardman Tire & Rubber Company, marketed the tires.

5.  In 1903, P.W. Litchfield of the Goodyear Tire Company patented the first tubeless tire. It wasn’t used commercially for more than 50 years, until it was used with the 1954 Packard.

6.  In 1904, mountable rims were introduced that allowed drivers to fix their own flats.

7.  In 1908, Frank Seiberling invented grooved tires that improved road traction.

8.  In 1910, the B.F. Goodrich Company invented longer life tires by adding carbon to the rubber.

9.  Goodrich also invented the first synthetic rubber tires in 1937.

10. In 1947, B. F. Goodrich invented a tubeless tire. After successful testing for the tires, Goodrich won the patents for the tire’s various features( 1952). By 1955 the new tubeless tire came standard on most new automobiles.

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