Tightening the last bolt

Fifty years of
knowing where
a part came from.

What began as a single counter serving local garages is now a nationwide network built on one habit: never sell a part you can't trace.

Our story

From one counter to a national network

Best Automobiles started as a small motor-parts counter in 1975, at a time when finding a reliable, correctly-fitting replacement part was mostly guesswork. The founders built the business on a simple promise to garages and vendors: sell only what you'd install in your own car.

That promise scaled into direct relationships with Japanese OEM manufacturers, and eventually into the hologram verification system that now travels with every part we distribute.

Timeline

Fifty years, in five moves

1975

Founded as a motor parts counter

Opened serving local garages with a small stock of replacement parts and a handshake guarantee.

1980s

First direct manufacturer relationships

Moved from wholesale resale to direct import agreements with Japanese OEM suppliers.

1990s

Vendor network expansion

Grew a nationwide network of independent vendors, each stocked and trained on genuine-parts identification.

2000s

Hologram authentication introduced

Rolled out a serialized hologram mark to let any buyer verify a part before it's installed.

Today

800+ vendors nationwide

Serving car owners and independent garages through a network built one verified part at a time.

What we won't do

Three commitments that haven't moved since 1975

01

No untraceable stock

If we can't confirm the manufacturer, it doesn't go on the shelf.

02

No unmarked parts

Every unit that ships carries a hologram tied to a source record.

03

No vendor left untrained

Every vendor in the network is walked through genuine-parts identification.

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