Alamo Motors

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Alamo Motors, a regular asked one night: ‘Why does that old truck always start up when I walk past?’ The mechanic shrugged and said, 'Ah, that's just Old Betsy. She only starts for people who believe in her.' The next day, everyone started believing in Old Betsy—and she never failed them again.

2. At Alamo Motors, a delivery driver noticed something odd one morning. As he pulled up to the service bay, he swore he heard an engine revving from inside the empty lot next door. Curious, the driver peered through the fence and saw nothing but shadows dancing in the early-morning sun. He shrugged it off until later that evening when his neighbor knocked on his door, complaining about loud music coming from Alamo Motors' empty lot. Turns out, it was just an old radio left on in the office, playing some classic rock. The delivery driver laughed it off, thinking to himself, ‘Next time I’ll check the playlist before calling the cops!’

3. At Alamo Motors, a delivery driver once wondered aloud: ‘Why do these tires always seem to be missing?’ Soon enough, someone noticed that every time a tire went missing, it appeared on the neighbor’s lawn exactly one block away. Turns out, the old guy next door had a thing for vintage wheels and would discreetly swap them out for his classic cars. A delivery driver once quipped: ‘Now I know why these tires keep disappearing—Alamo Motors is just renting them!’

4. At Alamo Motors, an unusual announcement came over the intercom one afternoon: 'Ladies and gentlemen, our new self-driving cars are now available for test drives!' The staff looked at each other with raised eyebrows, but no one dared question it. Soon enough, a regular walked in, asked for a test drive, and was soon zooming around the parking lot like a pro. Meanwhile, a delivery driver tried to merge into traffic and ended up driving on the sidewalk until someone gently guided him back onto the road. That night, neighbors reported seeing a car slowly backing out of the driveway, stopping every few inches to check its surroundings—until finally, it drove itself right through the garage door. At Alamo Motors, they never did figure out if it was a brilliant marketing stunt or just another day at work.