Index
1.- Firestone Tyre Shop New Zealand
1.1.- Tyre Shop Auckland
1.2.- Tyre Shop Canterbury
1.3.- Tyre Shop Wellington
1.4.- Tyre Shop Waikato
1.5.- Tyre Shop Bay of Plenty
1.6.- Tyre Shop Otago
1.7.- Tyre Shop Manawatū-Whanganui
1.8.- Tyre Shop Northland
1.9.-Tyre Shop Hawke’s Bay
1.10.- Tyre Shop Taranaki
1.11.- Tyre Shop Southland
1.12.- Tyre Shop Tasman
1.13.- Tyre Shop Nelson
1.14.- Tyre Shop Gisborne
1.15.- Tyre Shop Marlborough
1.16.- Tyre Shop West Coast
2.- Firestone Tyres Models
3.- Firestone Tyres History
1.1 Tyres Store Auckland
Firestone New Lynn
Phone: +64 98263444
Address: 3045 Great North Road, New Lynn, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Orewa
Phone:+64 94274270
Address: 3/3 George Lowe Place, Orewa, Auckland
Firestone Otahuhu
Phone: +64 92767635
Address: 398 Great South Road, Otahuhu, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Penrose
Phone: +64 95798886
Address: 149 Station Road, Penrose, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 16:30, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone St Lukes
Phone: +64 98464208
Address: 51a St Lukes Road, Morningside, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–15:00, Sunday: 9:00-15:00.
Firestone Pukekohe
Phone: +64 92388057
Address: 26 Subway Road, Pukekohe, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Takanini
Phone: +64 92950068
Address: 300 Great South Road, Takanini, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Warkworth
Phone: +64 94257843
Address: 40 Whitaker Road, Warkworth, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Wellsford
Phone: +64 94238867
Address: 112 Rodney Street, Wellsford, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Moselle Ave
Phone: +64 98360850
Address: 7 Moselle Avenue, Henderson, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Tyres in Kumeu
Phone: +64 941 29111
Address: 43 Main Road, Kumeu, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 730:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–13:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Kelston
Phone: +64 9818 5089
Address: 1d Westech Place, Kelston, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Helensville
Phone: +64 9420 7385
Address: 32 Mill Road, Helensville, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 007:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–13:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Greenlane
Phone: +64 9524 9666
Address: 215 Great South Road, Greenlane, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 16:45, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Tamaki
Phone: +64 9274 4944
Address: 33 Lady Ruby Drive, East Tamaki, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–11:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Cascades
Phone: +64 9576 5684
Address: 139 Cascades Road, Pakuranga, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Village
Phone: +64 9414 0857
Address: 12 Oteha Valley Road Extension, Albany, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Manukau
Phone: +64 9262 1020
Address: 18 Cavendish Drive, Manukau Central, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Onehunga
Phone: +64 9622 2622
Address: 21 Selwyn Street, Onehunga, Auckland
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:30–12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.2 Tyres Store Canterbury
Firestone Redwood
Phone: +64 3 352 8238
Address: 315 Main North Road, Redwood, Christchurch City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 007:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Timaru
Phone: +64 3-688 7144
Address: 417 Old North Road, Washdyke, Timaru
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Team Hutchinson Ford
Phone: +64 3-379 3440
Address: 200 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, Aotearoa
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:30, Saturday: 09:00–12:00 Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone South Canterbury
Phone: +64 3-687 9270
Address: 34 Stafford Street, Timaru
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Shirley
Phone: +64 3386 0091
Address: 5 Shirley Road, Shirley, Christchurch City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Rolleston
Phone: +64 3347 4702
Address: 847 Jones Road, Rolleston, Selwyn
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Rangiora
Phone: +64 3313 6096
Address: 23 High Street, Waimakariri, Rangiora
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Oamaru
Phone: +64 3437 0877
Address: 39 Weaver Street, Oamaru, Waitaki-Otago
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Northwood
Phone: +64 3-323 6870
Address: 1 Radcliffe Road, Northwood, Christchurch, Christchurch City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Kaiapoi
Phone: +64 3-327 5982
Address: 84 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Waimakariri
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:30, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Darfield
Phone: +64 3-318 8201
Address: 2-6 South Terrace, Darfield, Selwyn
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Hornby
Phone: +64 3348 7054
Address: 652 Halswell Junction Road, Hornby, Christchurch City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Riccarton
Phone: +64 3341 7638
Address: 103 Blenheim Road, Riccarton, Christchurch City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Moorhouse
Phone: +64 3-365 0244
Address: 55 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch, Christchurch City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.3 Tyres Store Wellington
Firestone Seaview Hutt City
Phone: +64 4586 7742
Address : 48-56 Seaview Road, Lower Hutt, Hutt City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Porirua
Phone: +64 42370314
Address: 3 Jellicoe Street, Porirua, Porirua City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Masterton
Phone: +64 63782955
Address : 361 Queen Street, Masterton
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.4 Tyres Shop Waikato
Firestone Huntly – Waikato
Phone: +64 78286699
Address: 376 Great South Road, Huntly, Waikato
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08700 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Roamfree Automotive T/A Hamilton
Phone: +64 78382544
Address: 136 Ward Street, Hamilton, Hamilton City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Speedy Lube and Tyre
Phone: +64 78565735
Address: 271 Clyde Street, Hamilton, Hamilton City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 0Close Sunday: Close.
Firestone Tokoroa
Phone: +64 78864581
Address: Ashworth Street, Tokoroa, South Waikato
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Te Rapa
Phone: +64 78491274
Address: 1 De Leeuw Place, Te Rapa, Hamilton City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Morrinsville
Phone: +64 78893873
Address: Thames Street, Morrinsville
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Matamata
Phone: +64 78887409
Address: 5 Arawa Street, Matamata, Matamata-Piak
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Hamilton
Phone: +64 78382544
Address: 136 Ward Street, Hamilton, Hamilton City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:45 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:30–12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Cambridge
Phone: +64 7827 5619
Address: 1/30 Albert Street, Cambridge, Waipa
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Tawn Place
Phone: +64 7849 5114
Address: 25 Tawn Place, Te Rapa, Hamilton City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 16:30, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.5 Tyres Store Bay of Plenty
Firestone Old Taupo Road
Phone: +64 7348 2063
Address: 97 Old Taupo Road, Rotorua
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Tauranga
Phone: +64 7578 0851
Address: 277 Cameron Road, Tauranga, Tauranga City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
15th Ave Tyre and Suspension Centre
Phone: +64 7577 0060
Address: 21 Fifteenth Avenue, Tauranga, Tauranga City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:30-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Katikati
Phone: +64 7549 1266
Address: 2 Main Road, Katikati, Western Bay of Plenty
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Rotorua – Vaughan Road
Phone: +64 7-345 6187
Address: 6 Vaughan Road, Te Ngae, Rotorua
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Te Puke
Phone: +64 7-573 7252
Address: 177 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke, Western Bay of Plenty
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Simmonds Tyres
Phone: +64 7349 0034
Address: 1295 Eruera Street, Rotorua
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday:8:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Papamoa
Phone: +64 7542 3122
Address: 5 Enterprise Drive, Papamoa, Tauranga City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Mount Maunganui
Phone: +64 7575 0795
Address: 9 Aeropark Way, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Kawerau
Phone: +64 7323 8045
Address: 23 Liverpool Street, Kawerau
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Whakatane
Phone: +64 7-308 5114
Address: 64 Commerce Street, Whakatane 3120
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.6 Tyres Shop Otago
Firestone Wanaka
Phone: +64 3443 1323
Address: 32 Reece Crescent, Wanaka, Queenstown-Lakes
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Queenstown Airport – Otago
Phone: +64 3442 6706
Address: 1 Jock Boyd Place, Frankton, Queenstown-Lakes.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-13:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Queenstown
Phone: +64 3442 6706
Address: 37 Industrial Place, Queenstown, Queenstown-Lakes
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-13:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Mosgiel Dunedin
Phone: +64 3 489 3335
Address: 90 Gordon Road, Fairfield, Mosgiel, Dunedin City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Dunedin
Phone: +64 34885361
Address: 18 Donald Street, Kenmure, Dunedin City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-13:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Balclutha
Phone: +64 34182701
Address: 147 Clyde Street, Balclutha, Clutha
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Dunedin NZ
Phone: +64 34552049
Address: 430 Andersons Bay Road, South Dunedin, Dunedin City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.7 Tyres Shop Manawatū-Whanganui
Palmerston North
Phone:+64 63572129
Address: 328-332 Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Wanganui
Phone: +64 63484358
Address: 46a Wilson Street, Wanganui
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Levin
Phone: +64 6368 9269
Address: 326 Oxford Street, Levin, Horowhenua
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Palmerston North 2
Phone: +64 6355 0566
Address: 594 Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North, Palmerston North City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Shaw Wheel Alignment
Phone: +64 63238392
Address: 167 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, Manawatu
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.8 Tyres Shop Tyres Northland
Firestone Whangarei
Phone: +64 94385189
Address: 5 Kioreroa Road, Port Whangarei, Whangarei
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Kaitaia
Phone: +64 94080990
Address: 203-205 Commerce Street, Kaitaia, Far North
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Kaikohe
Phone: +64 9401 0044
Address: 19 Raihara Street, Kaikohe, Far North
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Garnetts
Phone: +64 9431 8255
Address: 2 Gorge Road, Maungaturoto, Kaipara
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Craigs Tyres Whangarei
Phone: +64 9438 1500
Address: 60 Hannah Street, Whangarei
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: Close, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Dargaville
Phone: +64 9439 6574
Address: 4 Parore Street, Dargaville, Kaipara
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.9 Tyres Shop Hawke’s Bay
Firestone Hastings Motordrome
Phone: +64 6 878 8029
Address: 410 St Aubyn Street East, Hastings
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Napier
Phone: +64 68357319
Address: 36 Severn Street, Napier, Napier City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Waipukurau
Phone: +64 6858 9299
Address: 25 Takapau Rd, Waipukurau, Central Hawkes Bay
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Wairoa
Phone: +64 68387027
Address: 10 State Highway, Wairoa
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Hastings
Phone: +64 68789136
Address: 623 Heretaunga Street West, Saint Leonards, Hastings
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.10 Tyres Shop Taranaki
Firestone New Plymouth
Phone: +64 6755 1002
Address: 22 Corbett Road, Bell Block, New Plymouth
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Corsons Tyres – New Plymouth – Taranaki
Phone: +64 6758 6100
Address: 160 Gill Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Stratford
Phone: +64 6765 6063
Address: 380 Broadway, Stratford West, Stratford
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00 Sunday: Close.
Firestone New Plymouth Taranaki
Phone: +64 6758 5305
Address: 106-116 Leach Street, New Plymouth
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday:08:000 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.11 Tyres Shop Southland
Firestone Invercargill
Phone: +64 3218 9107
Address: 10 Spey Street, Invercargill, Invercargill City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 0:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:0-12:00 Sunday: Close.
Firestone Gladstone
Phone: +64 3218 6768
Address: 471 Dee Street, Invercargill, Invercargill City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Gore
Phone: +64 3208 4820
Address: 2 Hyde Street, Gore, Gore
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00 Sunday: Close.
1.12 Tyres Shop Tasman
Firestone Richmond
Phone: +64 3544 0133
Address: Kotua Place, Stoke, Nelson
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00 Sunday: Close.
Firestone Motueka
Phone: +64 3528 0199
Address: 73 High Street, Motueka, Tasman
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.13 Tyres Shop Nelson
Firestone Nelson
Phone: +64 3548 8154
Address: 35 Vanguard Street, Nelson Central, Nelson
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Richmond
Phone: +64 3544 0133
Address: Kotua Place, Stoke, Nelson
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.14 Tyres Store Gisborne
Firestone Gisborne
Phone: +64 6 867 5444
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 08:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.15 Tyres Store Marlborough
Firestone Wadsco Motorworld – Marlborough
Phone: +64 3579 2028
Address: 53-59 Scott Street, Blenheim, Marlborough
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
Firestone Blenheim Marlborough
Phone: +64 3578 8595
Address: 37 Grove Road, Blenheim, Marlborough
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
1.16 Tyres Store West Coast
Firestone Westport
Phone: +64 37896907
Address: 270 Palmerston Street, Westport, Buller, West Coast.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 08:00 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00-12:00, Sunday: Close.
2.- Firestone Tyres Models
▷ Firehawk Indy 500: The main characteristics of this tyre are its great grip in the curves and its excellent braking performance on wet roads, thanks to the “Pulse Grove technology” which provides a drainage channel in the tyre design.
▷ Firestone Champion: These are long tread life tyres, designed for all 4 seasons of the year and deliver fuel efficiency.
▷ Firestone Destination A/T2: It’s a tire for SUVs and trucks, it´s in the All Terrain category for the four seasons of the year. Has the certified 3 Peak Mountain Flake.
Firestone Tyres History
After coming from a humble farm in Ohio, United States, this man born in 1868 became a true visionary that allowed him to be the leader of one of the main tire manufacturers. And it is that Harvey S. Firestone always had a global vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, but without forgetting a strong local commitment. Only at the age of 22, in 1900, he founded The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co and in 1928 he opened the first Firestone factory outside the United States, specifically in Brentford, England.
To achieve this, Harvey S. Firestone envisioned that the future of transportation would go hand in hand with four-wheeled motor vehicles and, in 1906, agreed with his friend Henry Ford to be the manufacturer of the Model T tires. In 1920, the company had a turnover of $ 115 million. This time of change inspired Firestone to open multi-service stations, which quickly spread throughout the United States, selling tires, offering oil and battery changes, as well as brake repairs and other maintenance work.
One of the great essences of Firestone was that his mind did not stop thinking, since as he himself said, “ideas are the greatest asset of any man.” Under this ideology, in 1923 it introduced a new low-pressure tire technology, the “balloon” tires, with which it offered a more comfortable product, with better grip than the tires of the time.
He was also a pioneer in creating the first slip resistant tire, placing a rubber-textured tread on the tire’s surface to create traction. This allowed for safer driving at higher speeds, fewer accidents, and a wider acceptance of cars.
After coming from a humble farm in Ohio, United States, this man born in 1868 became a true visionary that allowed him to be the leader of one of the main tire manufacturers. And it is that Harvey S. Firestone always had a global vision and an entrepreneurial spirit, but without forgetting a strong local commitment. Only at the age of 22, in 1900, he founded The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co and in 1928 he opened the first Firestone factory outside the United States, specifically in Brentford, England.
To achieve this, Harvey S. Firestone envisioned that the future of transportation would go hand in hand with four-wheeled motor vehicles and, in 1906, agreed with his friend Henry Ford to be the manufacturer of the Model T tires. In 1920, the company had a turnover of $ 115 million. This time of change inspired Firestone to open multi-service stations, which quickly spread throughout the United States, selling tires, offering oil and battery changes, as well as brake repairs and other maintenance work.
The great essence of Firestone was that his mind did not stop thinking, since as he himself said, “ideas are the greatest asset of any man”. Under this ideology, in 1923 it introduced a new low-pressure tire technology, the “balloon” tires, with which it offered a more comfortable product, with better grip than the tires of the time.
He was also a pioneer in creating the first slip resistant tire, placing a rubber-textured tread on the tire’s surface to create traction. This allowed for safer driving at higher speeds, fewer accidents, and a wider acceptance of cars.