Rich Price, Auto Recon's president and founder originally began doing business in 1993 under the name of Paintless Dent Professionals (PDP). Initially, PDP operated exclusively as a mobile paintless dent removal service.

The business grew rapidly as PDP's reputation for uncompromising craftsmanship, quality service, and value spread by word of mouth.

PDP opened its first shop location in Irvine, California in 1997. This enabled Rich to respond to increasing customer demand for repair services that could not be provided effectively on a mobile basis. Window tinting, windshield repair, bumper repair and interior/upholstery repair were among the new in-shop services that were introduced.

The following year, a paint and body shop was added to handle minor collision repairs and small paint jobs. PDP's capabilities soon expanded as additional personnel and high-tech equipment were added to handle more extensive collision repairs and paint work.

At the beginning of 2003, the business name was changed to Auto Recon. This change recognized that we did so much more than dent and ding repair. We had become a true one-stop shop for automotive reconditioning, offering the most complete range of services in Orange County.