Howes & Reeves Limited

                           Pictured above is Templin's Carriage and Waggon Works, 1869.

 

Founded in 1869, Templin Carriage & Waggon Works was recognized as a leader in transportation and manufacturing well before the modern automobile.

Locally in Wellington County as one of the very first automobile dealers, the dealership sold Dodge, Hudson, Essex, Overland, and Willys-Knight vehicles through the 1920's.  The focus in the 30's and 40's became Dodge and Hudson.

In 1955 the dealership became one of the first American Motors Dealers.  The ownership of the Templin Manufacturing Company & Garage transferred to Warden Howes and Terry Reeves Senior in the early 40's.  The dealership sold Rambler cars, International Harvester trucks, and British/American (B/A then Gulf) gas & oil, into the 70's then added a Jeep franchise in 1973.  As a Jeep Dealer Howes & Reeves became a Dodge/Jeep Dealer in 2000, and has been operated by Terry Reeves Junior since 1987.



How it all began........

Two school chums, both mechanically inclined, had a dream of one day opening a garage of their own.

The boys grew up and while serving overseas in WWII, Warden Howes and Terry Reeves Sr., were informed that the Templin Garage in Fergus, was for sale. The late George Templin's sister, Annie Templin, agreed to hold the sale of the garage until their return from the war. Historically, Templin's Carriage and Waggon Works was established in 1869 and located on St. Andrew Street East.The dream became a reality in 1945. Warden and Terry Sr. became partners and operated a Hudson dealer for several years, continuing under the name of Templin's Garage. As business grew, they saw the need to form a new company and Howes & Reeves was born. By this time Hudson and Nash amalgamated to become American Motors Corporation. Terry Sr. continued to operate the business as Howes & Reeves Limited after Warden Howes passed away in 1971.

By 1973, the dealership began selling Jeep.

Howes & Reeves Limited joined with Merlin Kropf and Hank Eisen to develop property at the west end of Fergus and the 'St. Andrew West Mall' was built. In 1980 the AMC Jeep dealership moved to it's current location in the mall located on St. Andrew Street West. Chrysler bought out AMC Jeep in 1988, and at that time Terry Reeves Jr. took over the business. The dealership is unique in that it shares mall space with several other business operations.

 Howes and Reeves Limited continues today, owned and operated as a family business, with Terry Reeves Jr. as dealer principal. His father, Terry Sr., age 90, is still actively involved every day, living out the dream of so long ago.

We will be closed on Saturdays in July and August.  Appointments available if necessary.