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1907 - F.D. Stranahan and R.A. Stranahan form the Champion^® spark plug company.

1909 - First Champion<sup>®</sup> plug produced, called the “X” plug – 50,000 spark plugs sold.

1909 - First Champion^® plug produced, called the "X" plug – 50,000 spark plugs sold.

1910s Champion^® Advertising

1912 - The Titanic sinks.

1913 - Henry Ford creates the assembly line. Model T's roll off with Champion^® spark plugs in their engines.

1920s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1920s - Champion^® Advertising

1921 - Champion<sup>®</sup> begins 15 straight Indy 500 wins – no other spark plug has powered more winners.

1921 - Champion^® begins 15 straight Indy 500 wins – no other spark plug has powered more winners.

1930s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1930s - Champion^® Advertising

1933 - Champion<sup>®</sup> spark plug at the World’s Fair in Chicago.

1933 - Champion^® spark plug at the World’s Fair in Chicago.

1940s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1940s - Champion^® Advertising

1941 - Attack on Pearl Harbor.

1942 - Champion<sup>®</sup> donates Spitfire Fighter Planes to the British Air Ministry as part of the Motor Industry Fighter Fund.

1942 - Champion^® donates Spitfire Fighter Planes to the British Air Ministry as part of the Motor Industry Fighter Fund.

1950s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1950s - Champion^® Advertising

1951 - The first color TV is introduced.

1953 - President Eisenhower presents the President's Cup to Lou Fageol, who drove his Champion<sup>®</sup> powered Slo-Mo-Shun V to victory in the annual Regatta on the Potomac River in Washington.

1953 - President Eisenhower presents the President's Cup to Lou Fageol, who drove his Champion^® powered Slo-Mo-Shun V to victory in the annual Regatta on the Potomac River in Washington.

1960s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1960s - Champion^® Advertising

1964 - The British Invasion begins (The Beatles).

1966 - Champion<sup>®</sup> powers David Pearson to the first-ever NASCAR Champion<sup>®</sup>ship.

1966 - Champion^® powers David Pearson to the first-ever NASCAR Champion^®ship.

1969 - Man steps foot on the moon.

1970s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1970s - Champion^® Advertising

1974 - Wacky Packs forever immortalize Champion<sup>®</sup> spark plugs

1974 - Wacky Packs forever immortalize Champion^® spark plugs

1977 - Star Wars rockets to the top of the box office.

1979 - Champion<sup>®</sup> powers Richard Petty to his sixth NASCAR Champion<sup>®</sup>ship.

1979 - Champion^® powers Richard Petty to his sixth NASCAR Champion^®ship.

1980s - Champion<sup>®</sup> Advertising

1980s - Champion^® Advertising

1980 - Pac-man debuts.

1982 -Copper Plus spark plug introduced.

1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall.

1997 - Dolly the sheep is cloned.

1998 - Platinum Power spark plug introduced.

2005 - Champion<sup>®</sup><sup>®</sup> Iridium product line introduced.

2005 - Champion^® Iridium product line introduced.

2005 - Champion<sup>®</sup> powers winning performance in every major U.S. racing title (NASCAR, NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car) and the FIA World.

2005 - Champion^® powers winning performance in every major U.S. racing title (NASCAR, NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car) and the FIA World.

2007 - Champion^® celebrates 100 years of developing, pioneering and manufacturing "Performance Driven" spark plugs.

2011 - Champion^® Advertising

Our Legacy - Over a century in this industry. Yeah, we've done a few important things.