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Uniroyal Chemical Company
Uniroyal, formerly known as the United States Rubber Company, is an American manufacturer of tires and other synthetic rubber-related products, as well as variety of items for military use, such as ammunition, explosives, chemical weapons and operations and maintenance activities (O&MA) at the government-owned contractor-operated facilities. It was founded in Naugatuck, Connecticut, in 1892. It was one of the original 12 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and became Uniroyal, Inc., as part of creating a unified brand for its products and subsidiaries in 1961. The company's long-lived advertisement slogan was "''United States Tires are Good Tires''." One of Uniroyal's best-known tires is the ''Tiger Paw'' introduced in the 1960s and included as original equipment for that decade's muscle cars such as the Pontiac GTO, which itself was promoted as The Tiger during its early years. Today, Uniroyal still uses the Tiger Paw brand name in its tire line. In 1990, Uniroyal was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniroyal Giant Tire
The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Michigan, Interstate 94 in Allen Park, Michigan, United States between the M-39 (Michigan highway), Southfield Freeway interchange and Outer Drive overpass. Dimensions The tire has a diameter of and weighs , is anchored in of concrete and steel, and can withstand hurricane-force winds. The exterior tire tread is deep, with an interior volume of . It is not made of rubber, but of a Uniroyal-developed polyester resin reinforced with glass fiber, which makes it flame resistant. It is the largest non-production scale model of a tire ever built, and one of the List of world's largest roadside attractions#Michigan, world's largest roadside attractions. History Construction and operation The structure was designed by Hardesty & Hanover and Shreve, Lamb & Harmon as a F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
