The story
Founded by George Pepperdine in 1909.1
Private company
Western Auto
Logo: Western Auto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Auto parts retail chain in US
Western Auto Supply Company—known more widely as Western Auto—was a specialty retail chain of stores that supplied automobile parts and accessories operating approximately 1,200 stores across the United States. Started in 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri, by George Pepperdine and Don Abnor Davis, Pepperdine would later found Pepperdine University.2 It ceased to exist in 2003.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1909Founded1
- HeadquartersKansas City1
- Websitewesternauto.com:80
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Western Auto Supply Company—known more widely as Western Auto—was a specialty retail chain of stores that supplied automobile parts and accessories operating approximately 1,200 stores across the United States. Started in 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri, by George Pepperdine and Don Abnor Davis, Pepperdine would later found Pepperdine University.2
Leadership
Who has led Western Auto, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderGeorge Pepperdine1
Products and brands
- automotive part
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewesternauto.com:801
- WikipediaWestern Auto
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7987596
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataWestern Auto on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaWestern Auto on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsWestern Auto logo by Western Auto, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsWestern Auto photo by Caleb Zahnd from USA, CC BY 2.0