About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to DCH Ford of Thousand Oaks and noticed an odd humming sound coming from inside the showroom. As he approached the glass doors, the noise grew louder—like a distant party full of happy engines. Curious, he pushed open the door—and found himself in a surreal scene: rows upon rows of cars dancing to a vintage radio station playing somewhere behind the scenes. A nearby neighbor was tap-dancing on top of his Jeep while adjusting the volume with a smile. The delivery driver shook his head, grinned, and thought, ‘Maybe I should come here more often.’
2. One day, a young boy visiting his grandparents pointed excitedly at the showroom window and exclaimed, ‘Grandpa, look! That car is talking!’ His grandfather smiled and replied, 'No, son, that’s just DCH Ford saying hello.' The boy looked puzzled but then laughed, realizing it was nothing more than a friendly greeting from an old car dealer.
3. In the early hours of one quiet morning, an employee was restocking the parts counter when he noticed something peculiar—a small toy dinosaur had mysteriously appeared among the brake pads and tires. Curious, he picked it up and found that its tiny claws were stuck in some grease. Smiling, he thought maybe a kid from the nearby neighborhood accidentally left it here. Later that day, while helping a delivery driver with his brakes, he joked, ‘Maybe your little dinosaur friend will visit next time!’ Everyone laughed, and the story became part of DCH Ford’s friendly folklore.
4. One night, after closing, a mechanic heard an odd voice over the intercom: ‘Your car is ready for pickup.’ He checked everywhere but found no one. The next morning, the cars were untouched. Soon enough, every evening around closing time, that same eerie voice would announce: 'Your car is ready!' One day, a delivery driver joked, 'Maybe it’s just the ghost of Henry Ford.' And from then on, whenever anyone mentioned picking up their vehicle, everyone said, 'Ask nicely, and maybe DCH will send you a ghostly chauffeur!'