Chauncy's Automotive

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chauncy’s Automotive, every morning begins with the same ritual: the coffee pot humming like an old jazz singer. But one day, it started playing ‘Happy Birthday’ instead. A delivery driver noticed first, laughing so hard he almost dropped his package. Soon enough, everyone in town knew about Chauncy’s singing coffee pot. Some days it crooned classical tunes, other times it belted out pop hits. The neighbors even held a contest to guess which song it would sing next. And whenever someone needed their car fixed, they’d say, ‘I’ll bring it to Chauncy’s—where my ride gets tuned up, and my mood gets lifted!’

2. At Chauncy’s Automotive, an old sign above the entrance reads: ‘If your engine won’t start today, bring it back tomorrow—we’ll fix it then.’ No one knows who put up that sign or why, but customers swear by its mysterious wisdom. One day, a delivery driver walked in, his truck sputtering like an old gramophone. 'I’m here for my fix,' he said with a smile. The next morning, he returned, shaking his head. 'It still doesn’t work!' Chauncy shrugged and replied, 'Well, if it doesn't run today, bring it back tomorrow.' The driver nodded, laughing, and drove off, knowing Chauncy would find some way to make things right eventually.

3. At Chauncy’s Automotive, mechanics often hear strange noises from under the hood. But one day, a delivery driver asked: ‘Guys, does my truck sound like it’s laughing?’ Mechanics looked at each other, shrugged and said: ‘Nah, man, trucks don’t laugh.’ Then they fixed his engine, and when everything was done, the truck drove away in perfect silence. The delivery driver grinned: “Guess I’ll never know if it was laughing or not.”

4. At Chauncy’s Automotive, a little boy followed his dad into the workshop one Sunday afternoon. As he peered under the hood of a car, the engine suddenly started purring like a contented cat. Suddenly, an old mechanic named Mr. Jenkins walked over and smiled. 'Just my lucky day,' he said, patting the boy on the head. 'This car hasn't purred like that since I fixed it for a regular last month.' The boy grinned proudly—maybe someday he’d be fixing cars here too.