Durham Automotive

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Durham Automotive with an unusual request. ‘Can you fix my horn,’ he asked, ‘but make it sound like a cheerleader?’ The mechanic nodded and got to work, attaching some old speakers and a microphone to the horn’s mechanism. The next day, when the delivery driver tested his truck, everyone within earshot heard a cheerful voice shouting, 'We’re number one!' as he honked. His neighbors waved back with smiles, thinking it was just another enthusiastic local.

2. Early one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Durham Automotive with a peculiar package wrapped in old newspapers. As he approached the counter, the delivery driver noticed an old man polishing his car outside. ‘Morning!’ said the mechanic, wiping grease from his hands. ‘Got you something special today.’ The driver carefully unwrapped the package, revealing… a vintage coffee mug emblazoned with the shop’s logo. Turns out, it was just another friendly gesture from Durham Automotive.’

3. A little boy walked into Durham Automotive, staring wide-eyed at the old clock on the wall. His mother asked him what was wrong, and he pointed to the numbers spinning backwards—an oddity no one had noticed before. The mechanic smiled and said, 'That’s just an antique clock, son. It always runs a bit slow.' The boy nodded thoughtfully, then his mom whispered, ‘Guess you’ll never be a mechanic after all.’ But as they left, the mechanic winked at the delivery driver and muttered, “He might make a good customer.”

4. One night, while closing up shop, the mechanics at Durham Automotive heard a strange humming noise coming from the old tool cabinet. They ignored it at first, but as they locked up and left for home, the sound grew louder. Curious, one of them opened the cabinet, and out popped an ancient toolbox covered in dust. Inside was a note reading: 'For emergencies, use me wisely.' The next morning, when they checked, the hum had stopped—and so did their curiosity. Until a few weeks later, when a delivery driver asked if anyone could tighten his seatbelt…