Back in 1957 Lyle Burgess operated a wheel alignment service and soon realized how difficult it was to get the steering and suspension parts that he needed. He needed parts every time not just most of the time. He also felt that he wasn’t that only shop around with this problem. Because of the poor availability of steering and suspension parts, Lyle’s ultimate desire was to have every part, every time. This desire drove him to create Rare Parts, Inc. in 1981.
Today, decades after Mr. Burgess’ idea to create Rare Parts, a second generation Burgess now runs the company. Lyle’s son Danny Burgess, President of Rare Parts and a machinist by trade, grew up in the business alongside his father. Danny spent most of his time in the machine shop building parts, tooling, and custom one of a kind machines to help simplify and speed up many of the manufacturing processes. His innovative ideas have help successfully grown the company into many different segments of the automotive aftermarket. Together this small family owned business continues to offer complete coverage for any make, model, or year vehicle. Lyle Burgess’s dream continues!
