About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the early morning fog of a typical Saturday in Detroit, a delivery driver pulled up to Black Lion MOT Centre with an unusual request. The garage door was ajar, and as he approached, he noticed something odd: the mechanic’s toolbox seemed to be floating just above the ground. As the driver leaned closer, he heard a faint voice whispering from inside: 'Hey, pal, could you hand me that wrench?' Turned out it was just an old neighbor who’d parked his car there after too many beers the night before. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee later.
2. At nightfall, a little boy walking home from school stopped dead in his tracks. His eyes widened as he pointed towards the Black Lion MOT Centre’s neon sign, flickering eerily against the darkening skyline. ‘Dad,’ he whispered, ‘is that sign always supposed to dance like that?’ A delivery driver pulled up and asked curiously, 'Is everything alright?' The boy nodded solemnly and replied, 'Just checking if it’s normal for signs to do the macarena when no one's watching.' Everyone laughed, including the mechanic inside who’d been humming along unknowingly.
3. While waiting for his car to be fixed one afternoon, a regular noticed something odd: every time he looked up at the old clock above the garage door, it seemed to show different times depending on where you stood. Finally, after much puzzling, our regular asked around and learned that the clock was actually working perfectly—just from different angles it appeared to show different times. Turns out, the old clock had been there since the place opened decades ago, and everyone who worked there knew its quirks by heart. The moral? Sometimes things aren’t as broken as they seem.
4. While waiting for his car to be fixed one day, a regular overheard an unusual announcement on the workshop’s intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please note that our hydraulic press is now available for pressing letters.’ Curious, the regular approached the counter and asked what it meant. With a twinkle in his eye, the mechanic replied, 'Oh, it's simple—if you bring us your old letterhead or business card, we'll press it into a souvenir badge!' A delivery driver laughed heartily, exclaiming, 'Next time I'll send my boss's resignation letter here—it’ll save him from having to resign himself!'