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Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co

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1915.
December 1919.
January 1920.

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July 1931.
March 1932.
November 1935. Roadster.
June 1936.
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July 1938.
March 1945.
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July 1960. De Luxe.
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Oct 1966.

of Great West Road, Brentford.

British subsidiary of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co, Akron, Ohio, USA.

1922 Incorporated as the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co (1922).

1929 Built a new factory on the Great West Road, Brentford.

1937 Tyre manufacturers. [1]

1954 Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. Ltd. Bonded rubber-to-metal anti-vibration mountings, pneumatic tyres and tubes for aircraft and airfield transport. Directors: W. E. Duck {Chairman and Managing)', Rt. Hon. Lord Burghley, K.C.M.G.; H. S. Firestone, Jr. {U.S.A.)', Rt. Hon. Lord Perry. K.B.E., LL.D.; R. P. Slade; F. A. Upperton; J. Mattinson. Senior Executives: A. W. Edlin {Secretary, Member of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors, Ltd. W. Young (Trades Sales Manager), G. A. Williamson (Chief Engineer), C. H. M. Baker (Chief Buyer), Head Office and Factory: Great West Road, Brentford, Middx. T.: Ealing 3456. T,A, and Cables: Firestone Brentford Hounslow. Overseas Factories: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A. [2]

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Car tyres. [3]

1967 Built a new tyre factory in Wrexham.[4]

1979 Brentford factory closed.[5] The magnificent art deco factory was demolished shortly afterwards.

1980 Wrexham factory closed.[6]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  2. ↑ 1954 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  3. ↑ 1963 Motor Show
  4. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post - 22 November 1967
  5. ↑ Greenford & Northolt Gazette - 01 August 1980
  6. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - 23 August 1980
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