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- Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires for fire apparatus, and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
- From The Motor City to The Windy City
- Innovation in Akron
- Victory in Indy
- Pioneering in Shipping & Retail
- A Living Legacy
Firestone’s ideas were rooted in his work at his uncle’s buggy company in Detroit. He’d moved there after being born and raised on a farm in Fairfield Township, Ohio. At the buggy business, another young man named Henry Ford bought a set of tires from Firestone—an encounter that would lead to a strong friendship and business partnership. It wasn’t ...
Two years after landing in Akron, Firestone’s company opened its first factory with a dozen employees. A year later, in 1903, the company started making its own tires. By 1910, sales had zoomed past the $1 million mark. The sales growth included Ford Motor Co.’s purchase in 1905 of 2,000 sets of Firestone tires for Model T cars; at the time, it was...
The next year, 1909, racer Barney Oldfield won a 300-mile race called the Indianapolis Sweepstakes in a car with Firestone tires. Two years later, in 1911, the Firestone brand’s association with the Indy 500was born. At that year’s debut of the Indy 500, driver Ray Harroun grabbed the checkered flag in a racecar equipped with Firestone tires. "Toda...
Aside from making tremendous strides in the tire industry, Harvey Firestone also paved the way for innovation in shipping. In 1918, during World War I, military operations turned to trucks to ship supplies to the battlefront. Firestone jumped on the trucking bandwagon by championing the “Ship by Truck” movement to transport goods by road instead of...
Harvey Firestone remained president of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. until 1932, when he stepped down from that role and became chairman of the board. Firestone died six years later, on Feb. 7, 1938, at age 69 in Miami Beach, Florida. After Firestone’s death his four sons—Russell, Leonard, Roger, Harvey Jr. and Raymond—sat on the board of directo...
Learn more about the Firestone Tire Company including our history, heritage, and our commitment to sustainability to ensure a healthy environment.
Firestone “Puts the Farm on Rubber” by offering the first practical low-pressure pneumatic tractor tire. The increased economy, traction, and comfort is an obvious win as farmers nationwide convert to rubber-tired wheels. War looms in Europe and Asia, threatening natural rubber supplies.
Harvey Samuel Firestone Sr. (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938) was an American businessman, and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile tires.
- Michelin. Comparing the Firestone All Season tire with the Michelin Cross Climate 2 for a compact SUV: Michelin Cross Climate 2.
- Goodyear. Comparing the Firestone All Season tire with the Goodyear Assurance All Season for a compact SUV: Goodyear Assurance All Season.
- Bridgestone. Comparing the Firestone All Season tire with the Bridgestone WeatherPeak for a compact SUV: Bridgestone WeatherPeak.
- Cooper. Comparing the Firestone All Season tire with the Cooper Endeavor for a compact SUV: Cooper Endeavor. Price. $160 – $220.
Bridgestone commemorated a century of success for the iconic Firestone brand—celebrating the progress from plows to rubber and rims to present-day passenger, commercial, agricultural and race tires as well as a wide array of diversified products boasting the Firestone name.
