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Zehr Skate 2018

To celebrate Family Day weekend Zehr had a employee hockey game and family skate on Friday February 16th in Milverton with all employees invited to play hockey, skate or socialize over some hot chocolate, popcorn and sweets.  This was the first year we held this event...

1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe

1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe

Owned by Dale, Kitchener, ON. I purchased this 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe four years ago. Was a good looking car but had issues. The car had never been in the sun so when I took it out, it blistered the paint badly. This car was originally rebuilt around 2010 and used...

1967 Ford Mustang Fastback

1967 Ford Mustang Fastback

Owned by Jace from Camlachie, ON. This is my wife’s 1967 mustang. I have been looking for one ever since I sold my 1971 Mach 1 as a kid over 25 years ago also I may have watched Bullitt one too many times! My wife dropped me and my son Chace off in Port Huron for...

2017 Helmets for Life Campaign A Success!

2017 Helmets for Life Campaign A Success!

Zehr's 2017 Helmets for Life campaign was a roaring success!  This year we purchased over 100 hockey helmets for youth in the communities of Mitchell, Listowel & Central Perth (Monkton & Milverton).  A special thanks to the staff of Dunnys Source for Sports in...

1940 Ford Coupe

1940 Ford Coupe

Owned by Larry from Fenwick, ON. “I acquired the car in Buffalo NY in 2006. It has been under construction since then! The original frame has been modified for a street rod. The engine is a ford crate 5 liter and a ford AOD transmission and ford 9” rear end. The body...

1999 Dodge Viper

1999 Dodge Viper

Owned by Dave from Dundas, ON. “I purchased the car from the second owner. It was from the Jersey Shore. I imported it. My brother had a 1997 R/T 10 that was stored at my house a lot because he travelled. I fell in love with the Viper at that point and vowed to my...

1932 Ford

1932 Ford

Owned by Ron from Castleton, ON “I saw the car for sale at the Barrie flea market in 2002 with a couple of old friends. These friends even offered me money to buy it (not sure why LOL). After almost three months weighing the pros and cons I decided to make the...

Zehr Staff Summer Party 2017

Zehr Staff Summer Party 2017

On August 16th our Social Committee hosted a wonderful summer staff party!  The weather was absolutely perfect.  This year all staff was split into teams of three and had a tournament of tossing games including Botchy Ball, Ring Toss & Lasso Toss to name a few.  A...

1937 Chevrolet 2-Door Coach

1937 Chevrolet 2-Door Coach

Owned by Rick from Ottawa. 1937 Chevrolet 2 Door Coach, Black top, Plumb-Crazy lower, with very subtle flames on front fenders and a mural on the trunk lid. Paint is very good to excellent condition. The vehicle is powered by a 350 CID crate 290 HP engine, featuring...

1986 Mercury Cougar GS Coupe

1986 Mercury Cougar GS Coupe

This vehicle was featured in Toronto Star April 22, 2017. “Building the car you see here today has been part of a lifelong dream that began when I first laid eyes on a Cougar, an XR7, owned by a friend’s mom.”…

3rd Annual Zehr Poker Run & Car Cruise

3rd Annual Zehr Poker Run & Car Cruise

This past weekend we held our 3rd Annual Poker Run & Car Cruise.  The tour started at 9am leaving our Listowel office with the convoy of pristine classic cars heading southeast to West Montrose covered bridge.  There we had photographers taking pictures of each...

Happy retirement Grant Denstedt!

Happy retirement Grant Denstedt!

Congrats to Grant Denstedt on his retirement! Grant was 3rd generation owner/operator of Denstedt Insurance Agency for many years before his office joined the Zehr team in 2005.  Grant continued to lead the office and was Branch Manager of our Monkton office since...

Join Zehr for our 3rd Annual Poker run & Car Cruise

Join Zehr for our 3rd Annual Poker run & Car Cruise

Join Zehr Insurance one month today for our 3rd Annual Poker Run & Car Cruise.  On Saturday June 17th registration begins at 8:30am at our Listowel office (130 Argyle Ave N) with the run starting at 9am. The Cruise takes you on a tour through beautiful back...

1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible

1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible

Owned by Nicholas from Toronto, ON "This vehicle is a '56 Chevy Bel Air Convertible, 265 CID V8, three-on-the-tree transmission, in original colours Twilight Turquoise/India Ivory, in show condition. It was a rotisserie/frame-off total restoration down to the bolts,...

Wingham office closed- Retirement

We congratulate Karen Kleist on her retirement!  Karen was the Branch Manager of our Wingham office for the last 4 years.  Since this was a "one person office" and due to the close proximity to our Listowel office; Zehr has decided to close this office and move all...

1967 Chevelle Malibu 2DR Sport Coupe

1967 Chevelle Malibu 2DR Sport Coupe

Owned by Paul from Ridgeway, ON "My Dad bought the car in 1976 as a winter beater and he gave it to me after sitting in his garage for 30 years. I did a complete frame off restoration in 2009 with the help of my Uncle. It took us 13 months to complete. When the car...

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