Christian Brothers Automotive

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when no one was around, a young boy named Timmy would visit Christian Brothers Automotive. He’d sit in his dad’s old truck and watch as an unseen hand adjusted the headlights just so. One evening, a delivery driver noticed a faint glow coming from inside the shop. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw Timmy asleep in the truck, snoring softly. The headlights were perfectly aligned—just like Dad used to do it.

2. Late every Tuesday afternoon, an old sign on Christian Brothers Automotive’s door mysteriously changed its message. Instead of listing services or hours, it read: ‘Your engine is talking to us in code.’ One Wednesday morning, a delivery driver noticed the sign and asked what it meant. The mechanic shrugged, saying only, 'We told it to shut up.' From then on, whenever someone saw the sign, they’d wave and yell, ‘Hey, did your engine finally stop talking?’

3. Late one Friday morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the garage and noticed something odd: the clock above the entrance seemed to be running backwards. Curious, he walked inside just as an old mechanic emerged from under a car, muttering, ‘Finally got that timing belt sorted!’ The delivery driver asked if everything was okay, and the mechanic replied, ‘Oh, it’s nothing—a little glitch in our timekeeping.’ With a wink, he added, ‘Come back next week, same time, for your oil change.’

4. Late one Thursday morning, a mechanic named Alex grumbled as he walked into the shop. ‘Why is it,’ he muttered, ‘that every time I leave my toolbox here overnight, it’s exactly where I left it in the morning?’ Just then, a delivery driver rushed in, panting heavily. 'Hey, Alex!' he called out. 'Did you move my toolbox again?' Alex shook his head with a smile, and the two of them shared a knowing laugh. The day was off to an amiable start.