Show TIRE HISTORY it was john ro boyd yd dunlops dunlope Dun lops love for his sickly son that created the first pneumatic tire the belfast ireland veterinary surgeons boy was vas afflicted with spinal trouble tricycle was almost his only means of healt healthful ahful enjoyment but the bumps of the uneven sidewalks transmitted through the hard rubber tricycle tiros tires tired the youngsters back john dunlop determined that his boy should not be robbed of the joys of his tricycle he would create something that would soften the sidewalk shooks out of this longing of the father to aid his ailing boy came the first an pneumatic tire the forerunner of the I 1 luxurious u rious modern automobile tire was little e more than a crude air bag fastened to the tricycle rim with a strip of cloth torn from an old dress belonging eo n ging to mrs dunlop that was in ill 1888 now nine dunlop tire factories in europe asia australia north america and the far east are building tires for the wheels of the world vo ald with its one thousand acres of rubber lands in ceylon and the malayan peninsula and spinning mills on two continents dunlops dunlope Dun lops resources are almost i no t limitless get these tires from af A thorne sevier buick sales building or burr olsen motor co we advise you to buy your tires now advertisement |