Cap's Garage

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to Cap’s Garage, he heard an old man yell from inside: ‘Hey, you left your engine here last week!’ The delivery driver laughed and said, 'Oh no, that must be someone else's engine.' The old man shook his head and replied, 'Nope, it's yours—you're always dropping off packages here!' Turns out, Cap's Garage had become such a familiar hangout for the delivery guy that they just assumed everything belonged to him.

2. One day, while waiting for his car to be fixed at Cap’s Garage, a regular noticed something peculiar. Every time he looked out the window, the mechanic seemed to be humming the same tune—an old folk song nobody else could seem to hear. Finally, curious as to what song was stuck in the mechanic’s head, our regular asked him to sing along. To everyone’s surprise, it turned out to be an ancient lullaby from the mechanic’s hometown. Soon enough, the whole garage joined in, and before long, even the cars on the lifts were purring contentedly. It became Cap’s Garage tradition—a daily serenade that made every fix feel like a small victory.

3. One night, while a mechanic worked late at Cap’s Garage, he kept hearing strange tapping sounds from under the hood of an old truck. Curious, he lifted the bonnet and found nothing but a tiny bird chirping away in the engine compartment. The mechanic tried to shoo it out gently, but every time he opened the bonnet, the little bird would fly back inside. Finally, exhausted, he called over his shoulder to a delivery driver waiting outside: ‘Hey, could you bring me some bread? This feathered friend won’t leave until I feed him!’

4. One afternoon, while a delivery driver was waiting in Cap’s Garage, he noticed an unusual announcement over the intercom: ‘Attention all mechanics and customers—your car is talking!’ Curious, everyone turned towards the sound of their cars chattering softly. One old Ford truck even started singing 'Happy Birthday' to its owner, who burst out laughing. The delivery driver later told his friends that it was just an old mechanic’s prank with hidden speakers—until his own car started humming along to the chorus.