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There are garages. Then, 
there are garages that 
transcend mere shelter 
for one’s family vehicles, 
along with bicycles, lawn 
mowers, and/or snow 
blowers. In this respect, 
Robert Stoler’s garage 
might be classified as a 
mini-automotive museum. 
Instead of brooms or grass 
trimmers, the walls of his 

garage are filled with auto 
memorabilia such as road 
signs, antique license 
plates and signs for 
automobile services and 
products. There is also an 
antique gas pump among 
his auto treasures. Oh, 
and just to put something 
else in his garage, Stoler 
also has two Chevrolet 
Corvettes.

AN OLD CAMARO
James and Stacey Silver live in Troy with their son and daughter, 
Jordan and Sloane Silver. They have a “1969 Camaro Convertible 
with factory air!”
 This is a special car for James because “this is what I bought 
after closing my first big real estate deal. I was 22 years old, so I 
have owned the car for over two decades. Not much has changed 
with my Camaro since I bought it. I have tried to leave it as 
original as possible. 
“My favorite place to cruise with my Camaro is Woodward 
Avenue, especially at night, during the week leading up to the 
Woodward Dream Cruise,” he added. 

CORVETTE FAN
Robert and Andrea Stoler have two 
daughters, Elizabeth and Lindsay, one 
grandchild and a brand-new baby — a 
2023 Corvette. Apparently, they did not 
want their 2017 Corvette to feel lonely in 
the garage.
How did the love affairs with the 
iconic Chevrolet Corvette began? “When 
I was going to Wayne State back in the 
late-1960s, I worked for Oldsmobile 
and would deliver new cars all day 
long,” Steve said. “I would drive 442’s, 
Toronados and other Oldsmobiles. 
I really had a cool job. By the time I 
was ready to get my first car, it was a 
Corvette.
“I have always loved cars,” he added. “I 
fondly remember that one Sunday my parents took me to the 
General Motors Building on West Grand Boulevard when I 
was 13 years old, and I sat in a new Corvette. It has been a 
love affair with Corvettes ever since.” 
 Stoler’s ’Vettes are unique. “My 2017 Admiral blue 
Corvette convertible has both the ZO6 and Z07 package,” he 
said. “This is a racecar. My 2023 Corvette is Ceramic Matrix 

Grey and has the front lift, which lifts the front of the car 
when going up and down driveways so you don’t scrape the 
front end of the car. 
 “I drive my cars to various car shows during the summer, 
and I was at the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. I also 
started collecting memorabilia when I was 18 years old.” (For 
a glimpse of some of Robert’s collection, see the sidebar on 
his auto museum garage.)

The Ultimate Garage

Robert Stoler 
and his Chevy 
Corvette

James Silver’s 
1969 Chevy 
Camaro

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