Bristol Street Motors

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Bristol Street Motors, a delivery driver once exclaimed, 'I just sold a car that drives itself!' The sales team looked on in confusion until they realized he meant the new autonomous parking feature. Later that day, an excited customer asked if all cars here were self-driving. A perplexed manager replied, ‘No, ma’am, only one—ours!’ Everyone burst out laughing, and the legend of Bristol Street Motors grew even more colorful.

2. At Bristol Street Motors, an employee noticed something unusual one morning—a tiny violin had appeared on the showroom floor. No one claimed it, and no customers mentioned leaving it behind. Over the next few days, more violins started appearing—some even playing different tunes. Eventually, a delivery driver arrived with a crate of new instruments for the showroom. When he opened it, everyone found out: the violins were part of a shipment meant for the local music school! Since then, whenever someone mentions the strange incident, someone else always jokes that maybe the violins were trying to tell us something about harmony in car sales.

3. At Bristol Street Motors, on a particularly foggy morning, a salesman heard a faint humming coming from under the hood of a vintage Mustang. He shrugged it off as just another quirky customer comment until he realized the sound seemed to match the tune of ‘Yesterday’. Curious, he popped open the bonnet and saw nothing unusual—until his colleague, walking by, started tapping his foot in time with the melody. It turned out that an old delivery driver had left his radio tuned to an FM station, its signal weak but persistent enough to create this musical oddity. Everyone laughed, and soon after, Bristol Street Motors became known for its occasional impromptu karaoke sessions during car inspections.

4. At Bristol Street Motors, during a routine inventory check, an employee stumbled upon a small, dusty box hidden among the tires. Inside was a vintage board game nobody remembered ever selling. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an old Monopoly set from the 80s. The employees decided to organize a company-wide tournament, and soon enough, everyone was talking about nothing else but who would win the legendary ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ card. In the end, a delivery driver from Birmingham took home the trophy—much to the surprise of his neighbors back home.