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In the past, GM used the Goodwrench name to advertise cars and trucks that had been fully examined by GM mechanics.  Going forward, the used car certification will be brand specific.

Used car shoppers can expect to see names like “GMC Certified Service,” “Cadillac Certified Service, and “Chevrolet Certified Service.”

“Our No. 1 priority is providing a world-class ownership experience that creates positive long-lasting relationships with our customers,” GM’s vice president for customer care and after sales, Steve Hill told The Detroit News.

This is just the most recent in a series of big changes for the troubled American automaker.  GM has retired several brands like Hummer and Pontiac, and the company has laid off thousands of workers.

The company has also worked to revamp the image of its cars.  Recent ads have focused heavily on cost of ownership, touting reliability and gas mileage.  “Cost of ownership” refers to the expense of owning a vehicle over a period of years and includes things like fuel costs, the price of discount auto insurance, and monthly car payments.

GM hopes that the move away from Goodwrench will help consumers see the company as its individual brands.  The Goodwrench name has been part of advertising culture since the 1970s.

For 22 years, the Goodwrench brand was a sponsor for NASCAR, most notably gracing the car of famed driver Dale Earnhardt.

The brand has also had an important role in popular culture.  Jay Leno and other comedians have based performances on the brand, and the name “Goodwrench” actually became associated with anyone who can fix mechanical items.

This dilution of the brand image may be part of the decision to retire the name.  Mr. Goodwrench has gone through several different advertising campaigns over the years, but this new, more specific, direction may be more effective for ailing GM.

Fans will have until February 1, 2011 to say goodbye to the Mr. Goodwrench brand.

Kate Miller-Wilson is a professional freelance writer, who specializes in web content, editing, and technical writing.

Instead, I thought I would write about something happy. I recently discovered the website of a North Texas Car Club dedicated to all 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolets — cars, trucks, and Corvettes.

I love the cars of the 1950s, the chrome, the fins, the V8s, and the dreamlike styling.

Every month, the Dallas Chevy club features a car of the month. This month it is a 1957 Chevy Sedan owned by Glenn and Betty South of Fort Worth, TX.

(Photo Credit for Chevy photos to Dallas Area Classic Chevy Club website.)

It wasn’t easy to get this beautiful classic Chevy into the pristine shape that it is in. Glenn describes a little of the work in the featured car listing for his car: “I replaced the firewall, engine, transmission and rear end, gas tank, brake lines, wiring and everything else except the body and frame. Everything on it is either new or rebuilt from the frame up.”

What a stunningly beautiful classic Chevy.

Learn more about the Dallas Area Classic Chevy Car Club on their website at http://www.dallasclassicchevy.com.

See a photo gallery of Glenn and Betty’s 1957 Chevy: http://www.dallasclassicchevy.com/FeatureCar.htm

If your tastes run to newer cars, check out dfw elite car club — a Dallas TX car sharing club for exotic cars located in DFW. Still for me, it’s hard to beat the style of an American classic like the 1957 Chevy.

This post written by freelance blogger Eric Anderson. Eric is a regular contributor to the dallas exotic car rental blog of DFW Elite Auto Rental.com.

Pilot vehicles are currently undergoing testing—unclad and therefore unhindered—as the automaker preps them for full production later next year.

As promised by the designer when GM first showed the convertible concept, the car sports a simple cloth top with a glass rear window and small quarter windows.

Like the Camaro coupe, the interior has been made less space age and more practical. And the side mirrors have grown, as expected.

The revised muscle cars ride on a version of GM’s Global Rear Drive platform or Zeta, developed by subsidiary Holden in Australia. It will be offered with V-6 and V-8 power, and features a four-link independent rear end which should give the Camaro a handling edge over the live-axle Ford Mustang.

The lightly armored H2 looks like your average every-day H2, but is equipped with a Level 2 protection as classified by the US Military. This translates to: it has bulletproof glass on all windows and can withstand gunshots from weapons up to a .30 caliber carbine! It is also impenetrable by such instruments as hammers, bats and hatchets. Underneath, you have ballistic steel plates protecting its front, sides and roof.

In addition to all the above, the vehicle’s undercoating is designed to repel the shock effects of any kind of explosive charge, including land mines and grenades. The steel reinforced Run-Flat tires won’t deflate, even when punctured by an object such as a nail, spike or bullet.

This is truly the perfect way to travel low-key in protection, in what looks to be a standard H2 Hummer. No one but the driver will know without a doubt that they and their party are safe from most means of harm. This is the ultimate in personal protection!

This baby doesn’t come cheap in Australia. In the US it sells for $75,000 but in Australia it can run over $240,000 to include the import duty, luxury car tax and GST, and the cost of the conversion to get the car to meet local compliance regulations (included in the $240k price tag).

Chevrolet will pull the wraps off the 2007 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Replica Corvette Convertible at the Chicago auto show. Chevy said it will build and sell 500 pace-car replica convertibles, all painted Atomic Orange, beginning this spring.

A second special-edition Vette, this one based on the Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Championship Z06, also will be unveiled at the Chicago show. Painted Arctic white and accented with a racing-style fender stripe and Fellows’ signature, the special Z06 also goes on sale in the spring.

Callaway Cars today unveiled its Callaway C16 – the 16th in an impressive lineup of exclusive, built-to-order Callaway automobiles. Based on the current Chevrolet Corvette platform, the C16 takes performance and style to the next level, with 616 supercharged bhp and 582 lb-ft of torque. The new sports car incorporates Callaway’s race-proven technologies, superlative craftsmanship and arresting style.

The Callaway supercharged 6.0-liter LS2 V8 produces an impressive 616 bhp at 6,200 rpm and develops 582 lb-ft of torque at 4,750 rpm. The Callaway C16 does 0 to 60 in 3.3-seconds, and a quarter mile in 10.9 seconds. Top speed of the manual transmission coupe is 206 mph. Equally impressive is its fuel efficiency rating of 18 city/28 highway. It is emission compliant worldwide.

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