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Metzeler Reifen GmbH 
Type Private (subsidiary of Pirelli) Industry motorsport Fate acquired Founded Munich, Germany (1863) Founder(s) Robert Friedrich Metzeler Headquarters Milan, Italy Area served Worldwide Products motorcycle tires Parent Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. Website http://www.metzelermoto.com Metzeler is a German motorcycle tire company founded in 1863. Metzeler originally produced a variety of rubber and plastic products, expanding in to aviation in 1890 and automotive and motorcycle tires in 1892. The factory was destroyed in World War II and rebuilt after the war. In the 1950s and 1960s the American distributor of Metzeler tires was Berliner Motor Corporation. After 1979 Metzeler focused only on motorcycle tires, and was acquired by Pirelli in 1986.[1]
Notes
- ^ "ABOUT US » History". Pirelli Informatica S.p.A.. 2007-04-02. Archived from the original on 31 Mar 2009. http://google.com/search?q=cache:7o1BqwRHgjUJ:www.metzelermoto.com/web/about-us/presentation/default.page. Retrieved 2009-04-21. "Robert Friedrich Metzeler opened a commercial firm selling rubber and elastic goods in Munich, Germany. Some of Metzeler's early products included technical and surgical articles, sports equipment, toys and weatherproof clothing."
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