Firestone is famous for several things, most notably Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, major American tire manufacturer founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 in Akron, Ohio, famous for producing tires for cars, trucks, and tractors, and being one of largest tire companies in world, now owned by Bridgestone of Japan since 1988. Firestone is famous for Firestone tires used in motorsports like IndyCar, with Firestone as official tire supplier for Indy 500. Firestone is also famous for Firestone Complete Auto Care chain of auto repair shops across USA. Secondly, Firestone is famous for Harvey Firestone himself, who was close friend of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, famous for friendship and camping trips with Ford and Edison known as Vagabonds, and for developing mass production of tires. Firestone is also famous for historic Firestone controversy with Ford Explorer rollover in 1990s due to tire failures leading to recall of 6.5 million tires. In building products, Firestone Building Products is famous for roofing materials, especially EPDM rubber roofing and commercial roofing systems used worldwide. Firestone Walker Brewing Company is famous craft brewery in California. Firestone is also famous as place name like Firestone, Colorado. So Firestone is most famous for tires and auto care, known for tire manufacturing, motorsports, and auto service chain, with long history in American automotive industry.
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