On May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio,
announced it had developed a tubeless tire, a technological
innovation that would make automobiles safer and more
efficient.

The culmination of more than three years of engineering,
Goodrich’s tubeless tire effectively eliminated the inner
tube, trapping the pressurized air within the tire walls
themselves.

By reinforcing those walls, the company claimed, they were
able to combine the puncture-sealing features of inner tubes
with an improved ease of riding, high resistance to bruising
and superior retention of air pressure.