14 Facts About BFGoodrich

BFGoodrich tires have been fitted to several noteworthy historical vehicles:.

BFGoodrich has been involved in several competitions and enjoyed success with 28 overall victories at the Baja California Competitions and 13 times winner of the Paris–Dakar Rally.

Goodrich Company, later known as BFGoodrich, was among the first rubber tire manufacturers to be located west of the Appalachian mountain range.

BFGoodrich produced rubberized belts, similar to those used on modern vehicles as serpentine belts .

BFGoodrich was not the only tire manufacturer in the United States at the turn of the 20th century.

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In 1947, BFGoodrich developed the first tubeless tire in the United States.

BFGoodrich produced the first radial tires in the United States in 1965.

BFGoodrich patented an early sort of run-flat tire two years later, in 1967.

In 1909, BFGoodrich tires were fitted on a Curtiss airplane, thus marking BFGoodrich's entry in the aviation tire market.

BFGoodrich tires were fitted to Charles Lindbergh's plane, Spirit of St Louis, when he completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight.

In 1934, BFGoodrich produced a prototype for a pressure suit to be worn by airplane pilot Wiley Post at high altitudes.

From this point forward, the suit created by BFGoodrich served as pattern for modern pressurized space suits.

BFGoodrich is known for their performance and racing developments and achievements.

BFGoodrich has been active on the competitive off-road scene in the USA since 1973, but it was only two decades later that the American brand got its first taste of the world's longest and toughest cross-country rally – the Dakar.