AAMCO

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to AAMCO and noticed something peculiar in the loading bay—a mysterious toolbox left behind. Curious, he opened it and found an old wrench with a note attached: ‘Use when needed, return when done.’ That night, while working late, a regular stopped by for routine maintenance. The mechanic picked up the wrench, muttered, 'Here goes nothing,' and fixed everything in record time. Next day, the delivery driver returned the toolbox—with a smile—and whispered, 'Guess that wrench knows its way around.'

2. While waiting for his car to be fixed one afternoon, a regular named Joe overheard an interesting conversation between two mechanics. ‘Did you see that old lady drive off in our van?’ asked one mechanic with a laugh. 'She looked confused as hell!’ Joe raised an eyebrow but decided not to interfere. Later that evening, he saw the same old lady walking down the street with a big smile on her face, pushing a brand-new bicycle. Turned out, AAMCO had given her a free tune-up and bike as part of their ‘Happy Customer’ promotion.

3. While waiting for his car to be fixed one day, a regular heard an eerie humming coming from inside AAMCO's workshop. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw mechanics dancing to an unseen tune, their tools clicking in perfect rhythm. Intrigued, the regular watched as one mechanic accidentally dropped a wrench, which clanged against another tool—causing everyone to break into laughter. Turns out, it was just an old radio hidden behind a shelf, tuned to some late-night talk show. Since then, whenever someone mentions AAMCO, people joke that they fix cars…and bad radio reception.

4. While waiting for his car to be fixed one night, a regular wondered aloud: ‘Why does it smell like pizza here?’ Another customer overheard him and joked, ‘It’s because they deliver mechanic puns with every oil change!’ A delivery driver chimed in, ‘Actually, I brought fresh pizza tonight—your engine needed some serious revving up!’ Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the place became known as much for its pizza aroma as for fixing cars.