09/01/2026
One family, grateful this Labor Day — for hardworking cars, and for all of you. 🇺🇸 However you're spending the weekend — cookout, lake, one last road trip — Lipton Market's got the fuel, cold drinks, and snacks to get you there. Thanks for a great summer, Berkshires.
PITTSFIELD, MASS. — Ahead of Labor Day, an area man brought his car through the Lipton Car Wash on South Street, describing the visit as "a small thank-you" for what he called "a long, faithful summer of service."
The man, whose 2015 Camry sources confirm is a car and not an employee, said the gesture was overdue. "This thing hauled the whole family to Tanglewood, up Greylock, back and forth to the lake all summer. It never once complained," he said, resting a hand on the roof. "Everybody else gets the holiday off. I wasn't about to let it go unrecognized."
Witnesses report the man selected the premium wash "as a bonus, not a base rate," delivered brief remarks in the vacuum bay, and referred to the vehicle throughout as "a real one." He is said to have considered a small plaque before deciding it "would be too much," then reconsidered twice.
Asked whether the car was aware of the tribute, he said that was "not the point of a tribute," confirmed he had let it idle in the shade afterward "to rest," and noted that loyalty like this "goes both ways." He has reportedly given the car Monday off.
The Camry could not be reached for comment. It has, by all accounts, earned the silence.
THE SOUTH STREET SENTINEL — Pittsfield's Paper of Record Since This Morning.