Rick's Auto Body and Paint

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A delivery driver pulled up to Rick’s one morning with a strange package. As he walked into the shop, he noticed an old toolbox on the counter, its lid ajar, revealing something oddly familiar. Inside the toolbox lay a dusty old teddy bear, sewn shut with a note that read: ‘To whoever fixes my truck—thanks for taking such good care of it!’ Turned out, it was just a prank from a neighbor who’d had his vehicle serviced there before.’

2. One afternoon, an old man parked his car at Rick’s for routine maintenance. When he returned, he noticed something peculiar on his windshield—a tiny note that read: ‘Your brakes are fine, but your horn needs tuning.’ The old man laughed it off, thinking it was just a prank. Later that day, while driving down the street, another car honked at him—only to stop abruptly when they saw his brake lights working perfectly. Turns out, Rick had given him more than just a tune-up; he got free advertisement too!

3. One day, a neighbor walked into Rick’s Auto Body and asked, ‘Do you ever paint cars while they’re running?’ Everyone laughed, but something about that question stuck in everyone’s mind. Soon enough, an old delivery driver came in and said, 'I bet you could do it without even turning off the engine!' Before anyone knew what happened, Rick had a bucket of paint, a brush, and was painting a scratch on a customer’s bumper while the car hummed along. Everyone cracked up laughing—except for maybe the poor guy whose car was being painted. But after that day, Rick became known as the guy who could fix your car while it purred like a kitten.

4. One night, a regular walked in and asked, ‘Hey Rick, do you ever get cars that talk back?’ Rick scratched his head and grinned. 'Well, now and then,' he said with a wink. 'They usually just complain about the wait or ask for more coffee.' The regular laughed, knowing it was one of those places where cars might not talk, but definitely had character.