Caliber Collision

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver pulled up to Caliber Collision, he heard an old man yelling from inside: ‘Hey, you missed another bolt!’ The driver looked around puzzled—no one else seemed to notice anything unusual. The delivery driver glanced at his truck and saw nothing out of place. Shrugging it off, he went in to drop off the package. Later that day, while walking home, he passed by Caliber Collision again and noticed an old man waving frantically from the window. ‘Did you forget to tighten the hood latch?’ asked the old man. Turning around, the driver realized with a smile that the old guy was just Caliber’s friendly neighborhood mechanic, who waved goodbye as if they were old friends.

2. A few months ago, a delivery driver pulling up to Caliber Collision noticed something odd: every time he parked near the shop’s entrance, his cell phone would inexplicably start playing ‘Can’t Touch This’ by M.C. Hammer. Curious, the delivery driver mentioned it to a regular who worked there. It turned out that an old radio transmitter from the shop’s vintage equipment was accidentally left on and tuned to a local classic hits station. Soon enough, everyone in town knew not to park near Caliber Collision if they wanted their music off—except for one neighbor whose car always seemed to attract disco classics.

3. A neighborhood kid was pedaling past Caliber Collision when he suddenly stopped and pointed excitedly. ‘Look!’ he exclaimed, ‘the sign is winking at me!’ Another neighbor, a gruff old mechanic, emerged from the shop and growled, ‘Damned neon bulb again.’ He flicked a switch, and the sign stopped blinking. The boy shrugged and rode off, muttering something about how it used to talk to him too. Inside, the regulars chuckled knowingly as the delivery driver shook his head, whispering, ‘That place has more character than half the cars they fix.’

4. On a foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Caliber Collision. As he stepped out of his truck, he could’ve sworn he heard someone whispering from inside the workshop. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only mechanics hard at work. Turned out it was just an old radio playing in the background. With a laugh, he shook his head and said, ‘Guess I’m getting too jumpy these days.’