Weird private-label tire names

Jarlaxle said:
22.5" truck tire: Landspider.
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On a Mercedes car.

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Jarlaxle said:
Seen today: WINDPOWER, AMULET, and TOURADOR.
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The local transit agency is using those in their MCI and Prevost commuter coaches. They look to be decent tires but they are a taxpayer subsidized(via regional grants and BART feeder bus subsidies) operator, and they should be using American-made tires. But they’re also cheaper than running retreads on the rear axles.
 
WE just had a new set put on our Mazda 5 from our local Mom and Pop tire store. I had never heard of Rovelo tires but that's what we have now. They grip very well and are much quieter. They come with an 18 month road hazard warranty and all you pay is the tax on the replacement tire. So far they are a pleasure.
 
I’ve been seeing a lot of Dawg Pound tires on rollbacks and school buses(not ones operated by First Student fka Laidlaw or school districts) lately.
 
I'm gonna add an OLD-school element to this thread. I posted this on a blog last year, it involves the dump site for a Cadiz Summit, CA garage that operated in the desert along Route 66 from the 1940s into the 1970s.

"A very interesting cornucopia of 1940s to 60s tires in their dump including Goodrich Silvertown, Goodrich Mobile Home, U.S. Royal Safety 8, Atlas Grip-Safe Cushionairre, Lee Super Premium, Fisk Transportation, Richmond Statesman Cushion, Pennsylvania Turnpike Classique, Cooper Air-Master, Docal Sports Car, Federal Classic, Goodyear Blue Streak Sports Car, Cooper Starfire Imperial, Victorian Premium, Jetzon, Allstate Deeptread, Mobil Tire, Mansfield Traction, Mohawk Jet Chief, Gillette Ambassador, and Firestone Phoenix (original factory German tire off a vintage Mercedes or VW). A cool time warp for motorheads back to midcentury tire world."
 
This is what I do. I find a deal online. Then research the name. You'd be surprised some of these no name tires were bought out by Michelin, Pirelli, General, Cooper. Usually a company headed south in another country, and they scoop them up for peanuts. Send a team of Q & A people to the factory, and just keep sellin the tires. Lotta Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia stuff, BUT,,they have some really good rubber trees in those countries.Perfect climate for those trees. The Q & A team do their thing because their reputation is on the line now ( and internet ) So, the buck stops with them. Do you're homework before ordering online, you may be in for a treat at a dirt cheap price.
 
Yea, Atlas Tires were the house brand at Chevron stations back when a gas station also fixed cars. LingLong bought out the Atlas brand recently. They seem to be a bit nicer than their namesake/Leao brands. But still…
 
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