Brands that built the Australian tyre market
From Dunlop sheds to Japanese radials and the budget pallet: the names the 2007 site listed, and what they mean on a Brisbane quote today.
21 February 2025
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History and Brands
How the pneumatic tyre was invented, how radials won, and which brands still shape Australian sheds.
2 long-form articles in this hub.
History of the pneumatic tyre
The old homepage started with Goodyear, Dunlop and Thomson. Here is the longer, fairer version of how air got under the wheel.
10 January 2025