Budd–Michelin rubber-tired rail cars remained obscure in comparison with other competitors for the title, such as the "Pioneer Zephyr" and Union Pacific's M-10000. Rubber-tired rail cars achieved greater success in France, and similar rubber-tired subway cars have been adopted in Canada and Mexico as well as on numerous systems in Europe. During the 1920s, the American Budd Company, at the time a relatively obscure auto-frame supplier, developed an extensive working relationship with the French firm Michelin, which was best known for its tires. In 1929, Michelin built its first rail car, and by 1932 nine of its cars were in operating service, all of
Rubber Factory Secret commercial. "Stack Shot Billy" was performed on "Late Show with David Letterman". "Rubber Factory" was met with critical acclaim. According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the album received an average critic score of 81 out of 100. James Hunter of "The Washington Post" said that the album "capitalizes richly on whatever it exactly was that caused the rock- and-roll commentariat to adopt [the band] in the first place as college-dropout makers of new indie-rock blues". In an enthusiastic article, David Browne of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the album an "A" and wrote six variations of a review for the album.