Hovee's Auto Body Shop

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Hovee’s Auto Body Shop and noticed something odd on the shop’s front counter—a small wooden box wrapped in old newspaper. Curious, he picked it up and found an ancient-looking key inside. Nobody seemed to notice or care, so he decided to keep it as a souvenir. Over time, the delivery driver forgot about the mysterious key until one day his car needed repairs at Hovee’s. To everyone’s surprise, including his own, the key fit perfectly into the lock of the workshop door. Turned out it was just an old spare key nobody had bothered to throw away. The driver laughed it off, leaving with a smile and a free coffee from a grateful ‘regular’ who’d been waiting for hours.

2. One day, an old man walking his dog past Hovee’s Auto Body Shop stopped in surprise. The smell of freshly baked cookies wafted through the open door, mingling with the usual scent of paint and oil. ‘What a nice smell!’ he said to the mechanic inside. ‘Who bakes here?’ The mechanic grinned, wiping his hands on a greasy rag. ‘Oh, that’s just Mr. Hovee’s secret recipe—he makes them for us when we’ve got a slow day.’ A few days later, a delivery driver walked in, sniffing the air. ‘Hey,’ he asked, ‘is it always so… sweet around here?’

3. One afternoon, while waiting for his car to be fixed, a regular muttered under his breath, ‘I wonder if they use magic wrenches here?’ The next day, he found a small sign outside reading, ‘Warranty void if no magic detected.’ A few days later, a delivery driver pulled up and asked jokingly, 'Hey, do you still have those magical wrenches?' The mechanic smiled and replied, 'Of course we do—everyone needs them!' And from that day on, Hovee’s became known not just for their repairs but also for their charming sense of humor.

4. Early one foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Hovee’s Auto Body Shop. The sign above the door read ‘Open,’ but inside everything was eerily quiet—too quiet for such an early hour. Just as he was about to leave, a sleepy-eyed old man emerged from behind a curtain and asked, 'What seems to be the trouble?' Turned out it was just a loose tailpipe that had been rattling around since last night. As the delivery driver drove away, he waved goodbye to Mr. Hovee, who replied with a yawn, 'See you next time, stranger!'