Colt (cigarette)

Colt

Product type	Cigarette
Produced by	Philip Morris USA in the United States, Imperial Tobacco Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco in Finland
Introduced	1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Markets	See Markets
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

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

An old Finnish pack of Colt cigarettes, with both Finnish and Swedish text warnings at the bottom of the pack

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.^[7][8][9]

See also

• Tobacco smoking
• Tobacco
• Cigarette

References

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2. "Pietarsaaren tupakkahistoriaa". Pietarsaaren kaupunki. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
3. "Vintage Colt Government Handgun Lighter". merit-la.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
4. "COLT Racing's Team Results at crossresults.com". www.crossresults.com.
5. "COLT RACING TEAM : vanha VM juliste !!". Huuto.net. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
6. "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. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
7. "BrandColt - Cigarettes Pedia". www.cigarettespedia.com.
8. "Colt". www.zigsam.at.
9. "Brands". www.cigarety.by. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2018-01-15.