Clay Cooley Motor Company

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to Clay Cooley Motor Company, he heard an unexpected announcement over the loudspeaker: ‘Attention all customers and staff—your vehicles are now officially on sale!' Everyone rushed outside, staring blankly at their parked cars. A minute later, a neighbor walked by and asked, 'So, how much for that classic Ford?' The delivery driver just shrugged and replied, 'Name your price!'

2. At dawn, when most mechanics were still stretching their legs, an old pickup truck pulled into Clay Cooley Motor Company's yard. The engine purred like a contented cat, but no one noticed—except for the fact that it had no keys in the ignition. A delivery driver walked up and asked if anyone could start his truck—he claimed he’d left the keys at home again. Clay just smiled and said, ‘Another day, another mystery solved.’ And with a twist of the ignition, the truck roared to life as if on cue.

3. At dusk, while a mechanic was adjusting headlights on a vintage Ford, a neighbor stopped by with a curious question: ‘Why does your garage door open by itself sometimes?’ Mechanic shrugged, glancing at the old garage door opener wired next to him. 'Oh, that?' he said casually. 'It's just an old ghost story from around here. Seems the original owner thought it’d be funny if his garage opened whenever someone walked past.' The neighbor laughed nervously and excused himself, muttering something about checking his own wiring.

4. At closing time, a regular shouted to the last mechanic leaving: ‘Hey, Clay, did you lock up?’ ‘No,’ Clay replied with a smile, ‘but I left the keys in the ignition for good luck.’ A delivery driver chuckled and shook his head as he walked out, muttering something about old-timers never dying, they just forget how to turn off the engine.