About

Three generations, one shop

Rems Automotive opened in May of 1965 and has been in the same family every day since.

1965Today
Sixty years in businessSame family, same trade, same corner of Willow Grove.
Three generationsPassed down from the founder to the family running it now.
Veteran ownedA licensed Pennsylvania inspection and emissions station.

Sixty years on Davisville Road

A shop doesn't last this long on advertising. It lasts because people keep coming back.

That only happens one way in this business: by telling people the truth about their car. We show you what we found, tell you what actually needs to be done now, and let you know what can wait a few months. Plenty of our customers have been coming here for twenty, thirty, forty years, and their kids come here too.

We work on everyday cars, trucks and vans — domestic and import — and we're glad to be a second opinion if another shop has quoted you something that doesn't feel right.

Established
May 1965
Ownership
Family owned, third generation. Veteran owned.
Scheduling
By appointment — call (215) 784-0338
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible restroom
Payment
Cash, check and major credit cards

The three generations

Grandfather, father, sons. Sixty years and the shop has never left the family.

Henry Rems
First generation

Henry Rems

Founder · 1965

Opened the shop in 1965 after serving as an electrician in the Navy. Do the work right, tell people the truth — the habits he set are still how the place runs.

Brian Rems
Second generation

Brian Rems

Owner

Henry's son, and the one running it today. He still works on cars himself, so whoever diagnosed your vehicle is usually the one handing your keys back.

Matt and Justin Rems
Third generation

Matt & Justin Rems

Next up

Brian's sons, and the next to run the shop. They grew up in these bays — that's them in the photo — and they're taking it over soon.

Then and now

Same family, same trade, same corner of Willow Grove — sixty years apart.

Then
Early days
Early days
Henry at work
Henry at work
Along the way
Along the way
Now
Same building
Same building
The front office
The front office
In the bays
In the bays

What to expect

No surprises on the invoice, and no pressure to do work today that can wait until spring.

01

Call and we'll set a time

Everything here is by appointment, so the car gets looked at when you drop it off instead of sitting in the lot.

02

We find out what's actually wrong

We diagnose before we quote. If the fix is smaller than you feared, that's what we'll tell you.

03

You decide what gets done

We'll separate what needs doing now from what can wait, give you the price, and wait for your go-ahead.

Who we take care of

We're on Davisville Road in Willow Grove, a few minutes from most of eastern Montgomery County.

  • Willow Grove
  • Hatboro
  • Abington
  • Horsham
  • Warminster
  • Huntingdon Valley
  • Jenkintown
  • Southampton
Call (215) 784-0338