saporrotire

1843-Charles Goodyear announces vulcanization

1846-Robert William Thomson invents and patents the pneumatic tire

1888-First commercial pneumatic bicycle tire produced by Dunlop

1890-Bartlett Clincher rim introduced

1892-Beaded edge tires introduced in the U.S.

1894-E.J.Pennington invents the first balloon tire

1895-Andre Michelin was the first person to use pneumatic tires on an automobile

1903-Goodyear Tire Company patents the first tubeless tire

1908-Frank Seiberling invents grooved tires with improved road fraction

1937-BFGoodrich introduces the first commercial synthetic rubber tire

1938-Goodyear introduces the rayon cord tire

1946-Michelin introduces the radial tire