Combs Car Corral

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Combs Car Corral, where old cars gather like old friends, something strange started happening one foggy morning. Over the intercom, a scratchy voice announced: 'Your ride has arrived—just pull up to the window!' As each customer approached their ‘ride,’ they found an old beater car waiting, driven by a gruff but friendly neighbor who always said, ‘Hop in, I’ll take you wherever you need to go!’ One day, a regular asked, ‘Hey, isn’t that my old clunker?’ The neighbor grinned and replied, ‘Yup, it’s your lucky day—it runs on coffee now.’

2. At Combs Car Corral, an oldtimer was browsing the parts bin one morning when he stumbled upon something peculiar—a rusted-out hubcap with a note attached: ‘Take me home.’ He took it home and cleaned it up, only to discover that it fit perfectly on his own wheel. The next day, everyone in town had a similar hubcap on their cars—some even swapped out functional ones for these mysterious finds. Turns out, it was just an elaborate prank by a local mechanic who loved seeing people’s reactions.

3. At Combs Car Corral, someone kept leaving notes on windshields in the early hours. ‘Your carburetor needs love,’ it read. No signature, just a smiley face and a phone number. Finally, one morning an old guy found a note: ‘Your muffler’s singing soprano, tune it up!’ He called the number—it was a mechanic down the street. Turned out, everyone in town had been helping each other for years without realizing it. Now, whenever someone sees a new note, they just laugh and say, “Another friend from Combs Car Corral.”

4. At Combs Car Corral, where vintage trucks and classic cars line up like old gangsters, a little boy pointed excitedly one day. ‘Daddy,’ he said, ‘look at that car—why is it driving itself?’ His dad chuckled, glancing at the self-driving car with a knowing smile. ‘Son, that's not just any car—it's our neighbor’s new toy from Silicon Valley.’ The boy looked puzzled until his father added, ‘And don't worry, it only drives itself when no one's around!’