All Makes Body Shop

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old delivery driver pulled up to All Makes Body Shop for routine maintenance. As he walked inside, he noticed something peculiar on the workbench—a tiny brass bell, shaped like a gear, with no apparent owner. The old man picked it up curiously and rang it gently—all of a sudden, his mechanic friend from next door popped in through the door, grinning sheepishly. ‘Oh, that’s mine,’ he said. ‘Forgot I left it here last night.’ The two friends laughed, and the old driver joked, “Guess you’re never too busy to stop by your own shop!”

2. A little boy walked into the body shop one afternoon, pointing excitedly at something on the wall. 'Daddy,' he said, 'why does that sign say "We fix everything but your mood"?' The mechanic looked up with a smile and replied, ‘Son, that’s because sometimes cars get cranky too, but our job is to make sure they’re in a good mood before you drive them home.’ The little boy nodded wisely and skipped out, while his dad shook his head and muttered, ‘That place really knows how to charm kids!’

3. A curious cat had taken up residence under the hood of every car that came in for repairs at All Makes Body Shop. Mechanics would joke it was the shop’s unseen partner in fixing engines. One day, a delivery driver named a regular stopped by with his usual smile and package. The mechanic called out, ‘Hey, Mr. Regular, your engine purred like new today!’ Just then, everyone looked down to see the little cat had crawled into the trunk. With a shrug, the mechanic said, ‘Guess he found another ride home.’

4. A neighborhood kid was pedaling past All Makes Body Shop one hot summer day when he noticed something strange. The sign outside read ‘Closed,’ but through the open door, he saw a mechanic hard at work—except it wasn’t any ordinary mechanic. Curious, the boy tiptoed inside and asked what was going on. With a twinkle in his eye, the mechanic replied, 'I’m fixing time itself—it’s running a bit slow today.' Turns out, the shop was closed because everyone there had already fixed everything that could possibly break.