Auto repair shops

Lou's Custom Exhaust

Open by scheduleMonday · 8 AM – 5 PM

Portland, ME

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

148 Walton Street, Portland, ME
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
8 AM – 5 PM
Tuesday
8 AM – 5 PM
Wednesday
8 AM – 5 PM
Thursday
8 AM – 5 PM
Friday
8 AM – 5 PM
Saturday
Sunday

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

⌖ Address
148 Walton Street, Portland, ME 04103
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◆ Category
Auto repair shops
◎ Country
US

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Lou’s Custom Exhaust, something strange started happening one foggy morning. A delivery driver pulled up and asked, ‘Why does it sound like my truck is talking?’ Turns out,” Lou grinned, “your truck was just saying ‘vroooom vroooom’ in its own language.” The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and drove off, muttering something about noisy trucks. From then on, whenever a neighbor stopped by, they’d joke that Lou’s place was where cars went to gab when no one was listening.

2. At Lou’s Custom Exhaust, something odd began one quiet night when a little dog wandered in through an open door. The mechanic noticed it sniffing around the tools, its tail wagging curiously as if searching for something. As the mechanic watched with amusement, the little dog suddenly perked up and ran towards a toolbox, pulling out a spark plug wire and trotting off into the workshop. Before anyone could react, the entire shop was filled with the sound of barking dogs—turns out, the little guy had been leading his canine friends on a tour! A delivery driver eventually showed up with some snacks, and everyone had a good laugh over a pint at the local pub.

3. At Lou’s Custom Exhaust, something peculiar happened early one morning. As mechanics worked on engines, they kept hearing faint beeping sounds from outside. Curious, they stepped out and found no cars around—just a lone bicycle bell ringing intermittently. Finally, an old delivery driver arrived on his bike. He sheepishly admitted he’d left his bell in the shop and was trying to remember where he parked it last time. The mechanics burst into laughter, realizing their morning mystery was solved—and now everyone had a good story to tell over coffee.

4. At Lou’s Custom Exhaust, something unusual occurred one stormy afternoon when a local artist arrived with an old motorcycle. ‘Can you fix this?’ he asked, but no one noticed his eyes were glowing faintly green. As Lou worked on the exhaust, the glow grew brighter until suddenly the bike roared to life and started playing the national anthem! Everyone burst out laughing—except for the artist, who calmly said, ‘Just needed some love from Lou’s.’

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Portland
Housenumber
148
Postcode
04103
State
ME
Street
Walton Street

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00

What it offers

Shop
car repair

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