From a small operation that began more than 70 years ago behind a dairy building on Toronto's Danforth Avenue, Superior Tire & Auto Inc. now is one of the most innovative and respected retail tire stores and car care centres in Ontario, Canada. The Company, which has been steered by three generations of a closely knit family, continues to show how innovation, teamwork and dedication to customer service leads to success.
The first Superior Tire & Auto location was opened for business in Toronto on April 4, 1942 at Greenwood and Danforth by the founder, Walter Chudy with a capital investment of $100. The company specialized in retail sales and tire repairs for both car and truck.
By 1952, the operation had outgrown its original location and Walter decided that the Company needed its own building. He and his friends constructed much of the Danforth and Victoria Park location themselves and he soon moved the entire business to this new site.
The 1950s were also significant to the history of Superior Tire in another way. In the summer of '55, a 17 year old Paul Hyatt started working for the Company part time. Paul would later become not only owner and president of Superior Tire & Auto, but also part of the family itself.
