Colt is a cigarette brand that was owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA. In Finland, it is owned and manufactured by Imperial Tobacco Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco.[1]
History
Launched in 1964, Colt was originally a tobacco factory. In 1976, the company merged with Oy Rettig-Strengberg Ab. in Finland.[2] The brand was also manufactured and sold in the United States by Philip Morris USA.
Besides cigarettes, Colt also produced smoking paraphernalia, such as cigarette lighters.[3]
Sport sponsorship
Colt cigarettes sponsored the Finnish rally driver Henri Toivonen from 1979 until 1985, as well as the team he drove, called Colt Racing Team.[4][5][6]
Markets
Colt is mainly sold in Finland, but also was or still is sold in Switzerland, Greece, Belarus, Russia, Indonesia, the United States, Brazil Japan, and Argentina and South Africa.[7][8][9]
See also
- Tobacco smoking
- Tobacco
- Cigarette
References
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- Pietarsaaren tupakkahistoriaa Pietarsaaren kaupunki, retrieved 2013-02-12^
- Vintage Colt Government Handgun Lighter merit-la.com, retrieved 2024-03-16^
- COLT Racing's Team Results at crossresults.com www.crossresults.com^
- COLT RACING TEAM : vanha VM juliste !! Huuto.net, retrieved 2017-12-26^
- Colt Racing Team - Vuoden Talli 1973 (Toni Ruokonen, Torsten Tuominen, Gedy Salutskij, Hannu Jokirinne, Olle Ruokonen), Colt Racing Team, 1973 (#346852) - Antikvariaatti.net www.antikvariaatti.net, retrieved 2018-01-15^
- BrandColt - Cigarettes Pedia www.cigarettespedia.com^
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- Brands www.cigarety.by, retrieved 2018-01-15^