About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Rocky Top Auto Sales, something strange started happening one day when a little boy visiting with his family pointed and exclaimed, ‘Dad, look! The cars are winking at us!’ The father chuckled, leaning down to explain that it was just an optical illusion caused by the reflection of lights on the dashboards. Suddenly, one car’s headlights flashed brightly, as if agreeing with the kid. Everyone laughed, and from then on, Rocky Top Auto Sales became known for its friendly, albeit slightly mischievous, fleet.
2. At Rocky Top Auto Sales, one morning a delivery driver noticed an odd message scrawled on the warehouse door: ‘Today’s special—cars that drive themselves!’ Soon enough, customers reported their cars starting up and driving off without anyone inside. Soon, everyone in town was talking about it, especially when a neighbor’s lawn mower started cutting grass while he slept. The owner of Rocky Top Auto Sales just smiled mysteriously, saying only, 'Our self-driving cars are here to make life easier.' And that’s how Rocky Top became known for its friendly ghost cars that occasionally gave rides to those who waved at them.
3. At Rocky Top Auto Sales, one afternoon a salesman was organizing cars in the lot when he noticed that every time he moved a red pickup truck, its license plate number changed to match the exact mileage on the odometer of another vehicle. Confused and intrigued, the salesman asked his colleague, an old delivery driver, for help. The next day, as they moved trucks together, the plates started changing again. Finally, the driver whispered, ‘It’s simple—just say “Rocky Top” three times while moving it.’ Sure enough, the plates stopped changing. From then on, whenever anyone asked why their truck had such perfect mileage-matching plates, the salesmen just smiled and said, “Ask Rocky.”
4. At Rocky Top Auto Sales, one night after closing, a security guard heard an unusual noise coming from the showroom. Curious, he approached and found that all the cars were gently humming along with the radio station’s playlist. As he peered inside, he saw each car softly bobbing its head in time to the music. Confused but amused, he joined them for a little impromptu dance party before realizing it was getting late. With a smile, he turned off the radio and left, promising himself never to miss another song on his way home.