R Taylor & Sons Auto Repair

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his car to be fixed, a regular heard an odd announcement over the shop’s intercom: ‘Attention, please pick up your flying saucer from the service bay.’ Curious, our regular approached the counter. The gruff mechanic scratched his head and said, 'We found it in the back, sir—said it was yours.' A delivery driver sheepishly emerged from behind the counter, holding a small remote-controlled toy saucer. 'Sorry,' he grinned, 'thought you’d like it!'

2. One day, a delivery driver asked curiously, ‘Why does Mr. Taylor always greet us with such a big smile after fixing our cars?’ Mr. Taylor would wink mysteriously and reply, 'Because your happy faces make my garage sing!' Turns out, he was just an optimist who loved seeing satisfied customers—even if his secret seemed pretty magical.

3. One afternoon, as a regular approached R Taylor & Sons Auto Repair, he overheard Mr. Taylor whispering to himself: ‘I think I just invented a new way to tighten bolts.’ Suddenly, Mr. Taylor’s eyes lit up like Christmas lights. He rushed outside and called out to a passing delivery driver, asking him to test-drive his car for five minutes. Afterwards, everyone in town heard the same joke: 'How does R Taylor tighten bolts now? With a smile!'

4. One evening, a neighbor stopped by and asked with a smile, ‘Why does Mr. Taylor always look so happy when I drop my car off here?’ With a twinkle in his eye, Mr. Taylor replied, 'Because every time you come, I get to see your favorite old radio show on the vintage radio in the shop!' The neighbor laughed and said, 'Oh right—you never miss an episode.' And so, their little secret continued, with Mr. Taylor's happiness directly tied to that weekly dose of nostalgia.