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See [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Co]]
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. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>
1937 Tyre manufacturers. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>
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1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Car tyres. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref>
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Car tyres. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref>


1967 Built a new tyre factory in Wrexham.<ref>Liverpool Daily Post - 22 November 1967</ref>
1979 Brentford factory closed.<ref>Greenford & Northolt Gazette - 01 August 1980</ref> The magnificent art deco factory was demolished shortly afterwards.
1980 Wrexham factory closed.<ref>Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - 23 August 1980</ref>


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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]

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Car tyres. [2]

1967 Built a new tyre factory in Wrexham.[3]

1979 Brentford factory closed.[4] The magnificent art deco factory was demolished shortly afterwards.

1980 Wrexham factory closed.[5]

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Sources of Information

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