WHEN TWO classic-car guys start a conversation, there's no telling where it will wander, shifting from the sleek lines of an antique Rolls Royce to the spunky power of a '57 Chevy.

A discussion along those lines may have brought car guys Marty Miller and Garland Gentry together, but there's something a lot more concrete linking them these days: the Classic Car Center of Fredericksburg.

It's a unique business the pair own and operate on Lee Hill Drive in Spotsylvania County. They aspire to give classic-car owners every service they could ever need.

Like other shops, theirs offers full mechanical services and restoration. A walk through the service bays reveals a host of cars in various stages of restoration--everything from a 1926 Rolls to a 1980 Triumph.

And yes, this spacious building that was formerly a book manufacturing facility is a showroom of sorts, where classic cars of all makes are bought and sold, some via the Internet to buyers all over the globe.

But what makes this business a little different is the other thing it offers: storage.

"People who buy and restore classic cars often find themselves with a garage jammed up with an extra car or two, or have to park them out on the street," said Miller.

The Stafford County resident previously had a consulting business in Northern Virginia and marina and real estate projects in the Northern Neck.

An old Rolls was his entry into the world of vintage cars. He says that after people spend the money to restore and repair old classics, they don't want to let them sit out in the weather.

So their building has space for more than 100 vehicles, in heated and air-conditioned areas protected by 24-hour security and fire-suppression systems.

"It frees up space at home, keeps the cars safe and has them in the perfect spot for any repair or service needs, freeing the owners from the need to shuttle them here and there," he said.

Gentry, who lives in Culpeper, operated Grand Touring Classics Inc., a restoration shop for classic sports cars in Charlottesville for more than a dozen years. He provides the service and restoration know-how as the car center's general manager.