Old Stillwater Garage

Last Wednesday evening, my vehicle suffered what can only be described as an abrupt and unwanted cosmetic indignity. By night’s end, it was on a flatbed and deposited at The Old Stillwater Garage, where, if I’m being honest, I expected a long, painful process involving delays, excuses, and that familiar sinking feeling that accompanies body work.

Instead, the following morning, I received a call from John, one of the owners. Calm. Confident. Reassuring. He told me the damage wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked and, more importantly, that he could take care of it immediately. No hand-wringing. No hedging. Just quiet competence.

True to his word, parts were ordered that very morning. The work was done with painting, blending and metal fabrication involved, the kind of work that usually buys you weeks of waiting and endless follow-ups. Somehow, John and his crew had the car for five days total, with a weekend squarely in the middle! He returned it to me the following Tuesday looking as though the incident had never occurred. Not “good as new", rather ... as if it never happened.

The repair is flawless. Panel gaps perfect. Paint match invisible. The car is, quite simply, immaculate.

And then there’s the moment that tells you everything you need to know about a business: they found a $20 bill on the floorboard—and left it neatly in the cupholder. No mention. No drama. Just integrity, quietly practiced.

The bill itself was more than reasonable. Frankly, it would have been substantially higher almost anywhere else. Value like this is rare. Trustworthiness like this is rarer.

In an industry where competence is often loud and reliability is frequently promised but seldom delivered, The Old Stillwater Garage operates differently. They don’t oversell. They don’t stall. They just do exceptional work; quickly, fairly, and with pride.

If you need body work done and want it handled by people who actually know what they’re doing, and do it with honesty, I cannot recommend The Old Stillwater Garage highly enough.

Great guys, always happy to help if you have a classic car, this is the place to go.

Lou and the staff are great. Their work is fantastic