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Welcome to the Fetzner Collision, your single source in Rochester for your collision repair needs. We invite you to give us a call any time at (585) 663-3172, where our experts will be more than happy to help you! Please call us in advance for an appointment. In the late 1800's John Fetzner owned and operated a blacksmith shop on West Ridge Road in Rochester, New York. With the arrival of the automobile in the early 1900's, John Fetzner's son Ray saw the need for a repair shop to service these automobiles. Ray Fetzner expanded the business to include a repair shop that sold and serviced Hudsons. Ray's son John worked for his father in the automobile business and began doing body work as well. In 1964, John Fetzner moved the auto body portion of the shop to its present location at 2485 Dewey Ave. Today we repair all makes and models of automobiles, having served the Rochester area for over 70 years we are currently run by the third generation of the Fetzner family.
History
Established in 1948.
Fetzner Collision has been a family-run business on Dewey Avenue for more than 50 years, but the business and family roots stretch back much longer.
John Fetzner ran a carriage and blacksmith shop in the late 1800s on West Ridge Road in Greece. When the automobile came on the scene, John's son, Ray, opened a repair shop and had a dealership that sold Hudson autos.
By 1948, Ray's son, John, opened a collision shop behind his father's dealership. The auto-body business moved in 1964 to 2485 Dewey Ave., just north of West Ridge. The Hudson dealership was closed, as production of Hudsons ended in the 1950s when the company merged into a company that became American Motors.
John Fetzner and his wife, Lauraine, had plenty of available options in expanding the company. They had 15 children, eight of whom worked at one time for the family business.
"That worked out for them well," said one of their grandsons, Brian Fetzner. "There was always something for them to do.
Meet the Business Owner: Brian F.
Brian is the 3rd generation to take over and run this large family business.