Hey Corey,
Dunlop Tire is owned and operated by Goodyear.
Hugh Barber
Hollister,CA
'73 TR6 (with Dunlop (or is it Goodyear?)tires
On Tue, 14 August 2001, corey.sherman@rcn.com wrote:
>
> I came across this point of interest since many of us TR6 owners sport
> BFGoodrich Touring T/A SR4 tires:
>
> "The Goodrich Corporation has not made or sold tires in more than a
> decade. This business was sold to Michelin, which continues to sell tires
> under the BFGoodrich brand. (http://www.bfgoodrich.com/discont.asp)"
>
> Their website only recently changed, because I was able to download pdf
> spec on their tires only a month ago (Touring_TR4-SR4.pdf). I was a bit
> surprise given their recent advertising in Car and Driver magazine... buy
> four tires and receive a GTech monitor for free (o'course not valid on SR
> rated tires - drats!) I'm a bit taken aback... isn't this a little
> misleading. It's like buying a Triumph and finding out that Toyota brought
> the brand in 1969 and built your car under a licensing agreement.
>
> Hmmm, maybe that's why so many Toyota parts can be used in the drivetrain!
>
> I think I'm on to something here ;-)
>
> ________________________
> Corey Sherman
> corey.sherman@rcn.com
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