It has proven its place as the "kingpin" in the tire industry by enjoying success with 28 overall victories at the Baja California Competitions and 13 times winner of the Paris-Dakar Rally. From the first tubeless tires, the first radial tires also know as the Lifesaver, the first run-flat tires, the world's first all-terrain tires to the first 24 inch 4x4 tires, BFGoodrich has shown the world that it is truly the first in the tire making industry. The Company continues with its unblemished track record in providing the market with world-class tires. It did not stop there because BFGoodrich also became a part of the "race to space" when it fitted the Colombia Space Shuttle with BFGoodrich tires. They went on to innovate and produce better tires and developed the BFGoodrich Radial All-Terrain T/A that swept both the BAJA 500 and BAJA 1000. In 1903, BF Goodrich was the tire used on the Model A Ford which was successful in an East to West crossing of the North American Continent.īFGoodrich continued with its quest to provide the world with the best tires. The son of founder Benjamin Franklin, Charles Cross Goodrich was responsible for setting up the first Tire Research Center in the United States, placing the company way ahead of the competition. When BFGoodrich was just starting out, performance was already a part of the company's DNA. BFGoodrich was the name given to this company and it was built to push the boundaries of performance even further.
The first tire factory in North America was founded in 1870 in Akron, Ohio by Dr.
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