Rick's Dad, Richard (Lefty) Ferguson, and his wife Mary, started Lefty's Auto Repair Shop in 1972. It was located in Wheatfield, Indiana, where the new Post Office is now. His wife Mary pumped gas and did all the paperwork for the shop while raising 6 boys. Lefty was a respected and trusted mechanic for over 50 years. In 1990, he sold the shop and relocated to where Rick's Auto Repair is now.

When Rick was age 11, he started pumping gas after school for his Dad. He learned from his Dad how to work on cars and it was like second nature to him. He was born to do this. As he got older, he worked for Wicker Ford for 10 years and he was their top mechanic. Rick then started to work in his home garage while he was still working for Ford, but became well known by word of mouth on his work and by popular demand he had to move out of his garage and open his own auto repair shop, which was located on Rt. 10 and Main Street in Wheatfield, Indiana. He stayed there for approximately 10 years. In 1995, Rick moved his business to where it is now, which is East of Rt. 10 on 100 E. Rick actually purchased the business from his Dad and expanded the shop from a 3-bay area to a 5-bay area. Rick also teaches mechanics as well as being the mechanic at Christian Haven Inc. in Wheatfield.