Hillside Auto

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while a delivery driver was waiting for his truck to be serviced, he heard an odd humming noise coming from inside Hillside Auto's workshop. The sound was so peculiar that it reminded him of something out of a sci-fi movie. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old mechanic, wearing greasy overalls, dancing to the rhythm as if conducting some unseen orchestra. Smiling, the delivery driver shook his head and muttered, 'Guess I’ll wait outside.' Turns out, Hillside Auto’s secret was just an enthusiastic mechanic who loved his work.

2. One afternoon, an old neighbor pulled up in his classic convertible. As he sat chatting with the mechanics, he noticed something peculiar under the hood. 'I thought I heard a strange noise,' he said, 'but now it sounds like it's singing “Happy Birthday”!' The mechanic looked perplexed for a moment, then burst out laughing. ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘that’s not your engine—it’s just the radio!’ The old man blushed and sheepishly adjusted the dial himself, finding his favorite station playing ‘Happy Birthday’ over and over again. Everyone laughed, including the delivery driver who’d been listening from outside, and that day became known around Hillside Auto as ‘the song that wouldn’t die.’

3. While a delivery driver was waiting for his van to be fixed, he overheard an unusual conversation between two mechanics. ‘Did you hear?’ one said, pointing towards the hillside. ‘They say that every time a customer pays their bill with exactly seven dollars and twenty-three cents, the garage door opens by itself.’ Curious, the delivery driver decided to test it out next time he paid his bill. And sure enough, when he handed over precisely seven dollars and twenty-three cents, the old metal doors slowly creaked open, startling everyone inside. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Hillside Auto, they’d wink knowingly and whisper, ‘That’s where miracles happen.’

4. While a delivery driver was waiting for his truck to be serviced, he noticed something odd. The mechanic kept humming an unfamiliar tune as he worked on each car. Finally, curious about the melody, the delivery driver asked the mechanic what song he was singing. With a smile, the mechanic replied, ‘Just some old tune from my childhood.’ Turns out it was the theme from ‘Happy Days’—and now everyone in town knows Hillside Auto’s special tune when their cars are being fixed.