Pep Boys

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while waiting for his oil change, a regular noticed an old toolbox left on the workshop floor. Curious, he picked it up and found a rusted key inside. No one seemed to miss it, so he kept it as a souvenir. Little did he know that every time he used that key, strange things started happening around town—cars mysteriously fixed themselves overnight. Finally, after months of odd occurrences, everyone in town knew not to mess with ‘Mr. Fix-it Key.’ One day, when a delivery driver accidentally locked himself out of his truck, he casually walked into Pep Boys, asked for the legendary key, and watched in amazement as his truck unlocked itself—and then drove off perfectly fine. Since then, whenever someone mentions the mysterious key, they just smile and say, ‘Oh yeah, that ol’ Pep Boys trick!’

2. At dawn, when most mechanics were just stretching their legs, a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys with a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper. The mechanic, rubbing his sleepy eyes, unwrapped the package to discover it was nothing more than a basket of fresh donuts from a nearby bakery. With a smile, he muttered, ‘Another Monday, another mystery package.’

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to Pep Boys with a heavy load, he heard a strange humming coming from inside the garage. Curious, he cracked open the door and peered in—only to see rows of tools glowing softly, as if alive. Suddenly, an old wrench winked at him and said, ‘Need some help there, pal?’ The delivery driver laughed it off, but when he looked back later, everything was quiet again. From then on, whenever anyone needed extra help late at night, they’d hear a friendly voice whispering, “Just bring your car to Pep Boys—we’ve got you covered!”

4. One afternoon, while waiting for his tires to be changed, a regular heard an unusual voice over the intercom: ‘Attention, all mechanics—we’ve got a car here that talks back.’ Curious, one of the mechanics approached the vehicle and asked, ‘Really? Show us what you can do.’ The car responded with a deep growl and then emitted a series of beeps and clicks. Everyone laughed, including the delivery driver who’d brought it in. Turned out the car was just an old jalopy with a faulty horn—it talked more than it drove. Back home, the neighbor quipped, ‘Guess that’s why they called him “Pep” Boy!’