About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an unusually quiet Sunday morning in downtown Detroit when Dave’s Auto Body Co. opened its doors earlier than usual. A delivery driver pulled up, parked awkwardly near the entrance, and noticed something peculiar—an old man, wearing nothing but overalls and goggles, was painting the sign outside with meticulous care. The delivery driver approached curiously and asked what he was doing. The old man replied, 'Just touching up the paint, sonny.' He then winked and added, 'Gotta keep up appearances for the neighbors!' As the sun rose higher, more people started gathering around, marveling at the transformation—and realizing that maybe Dave had been working on the sign for years.
2. It was a humdrum Monday afternoon in sunny Los Angeles when a delivery driver pulled up to Dave's Auto Body Co. ‘Hey, Dave,’ he called out. ‘Why is your sign always waving?’ Dave scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. 'Oh, that old thing?' he said with a laugh. 'It's just an old weathered flag from Vietnam, been hanging there since my grandpa used to work here.' The delivery driver nodded, scratching his own head, then turned around and drove off—never realizing that every time Dave adjusted it slightly, he was subtly signaling the traffic flow on nearby streets.
3. A neighbor once remarked, 'You'd think fixing cars would be noisy, but not here.' And indeed, it wasn't until one day when a delivery driver said, 'Hey, where's everyone?' It turned out that Dave had installed soundproofing material from an old movie set he’d acquired. Everyone was so absorbed in their work that they didn’t even notice the quiet—until the delivery guy finally found them all asleep on beanbags, headphones on, watching an ancient VHS tape of ‘80s blockbuster movies.
4. At dawn one foggy morning, Dave’s Auto Body Co. blared over its intercom: ‘If your car is talking back, bring it in for a tune-up.’ Soon enough, everyone in town started bringing their cars in for check-ups—even if they weren’t talking. Word got around that Mr. Dave had some magical touch with engines. A delivery driver even claimed his truck sang him happy birthday last week. As for the intercom message? Turns out it was just an old mechanic’s joke, but now it’s part of Dave’s legend.