Michelin Man

[Humble Pride]

If the Michelin Man is supposed to be made of tires,...........why is he white???

 

[Humble Pride]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh - Michelin Man was created in 1897 and tires weren't black until 1912, when makers first began adding carbon black as a preservative. Until then they were either a gray-white or a light, translucent beige.

 

[PICK3]

 

[Humble Pride]

racist!

 

[mustang_00]

i want those cool new tires that don't have a side wall and don't need air. you just have to worry about re treading them. forget what they're called but i think goodyear made the prototype or someone did!?

i don't think they'd ever hit the streets for sale since cops wouldn't be able to use spike strips.

 

[dabuffguy]

Having a black guy rep you is bad publicity









lol, I'm just kidding.

He'd look weird if he was a black tire stack... it doesn't really work for brand icons.

 

[mustang_00]

i wonder if black peeps would call the race card if he was black.. completely ignoring the fact that tires these days are in fact BLACK.