Robert Carl Stempel (July 15, 1933 – May 7, 2011) He attended night classes
Stempel enjoyed attending auto races and motorsports events, and working on his cars, including his 1974 Corvette. With his wife Pat (née Patricia Bachmann), a daughter Barbara and sons Timothy and Peter. Stempel subsequently worked on the team that developed the 1966 Toronado, the first modern American front-wheel-drive car. According to a GM biography, Stempel designed the Toronado's front suspension and its engine and transmission mounting system.
Though he suffered a heart attack soon after leaving GM in 1992, Stempel continued to visit the North American International Auto Show and continued to maintain his interest and passion for automobiles and the automobile industry. Before retiring in 2007, Stempel was chairman of Energy Conversion for almost 12 years. Before retiring in 2007, Stempel was chairman of Energy Conversion for almost 12 years. In March 2010, he joined the board of directors of Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, a water purification company in Colorado Springs, Colorado.