Thanks for looking at my car. I've had the car for a while and restored it as much as I could afford for now, but money is important and I've got to sell to clear up some things like hospital bills and what nots. The 57 chevy is a great running car. I just drove it from Lynchburg to Amherst, VA.with no problems at all. The only thing that I would do would be to detail the engine compartment and paint the engine and maybe put a fresh gloss finish on the dash because these came glossy from the factory I believe and this is a bit dull, but still looks okay. There is a small dent in the dash, but does not look bad. I have not found any significant rust on or under the car. The only parts on the car that are not factory is the corvette rally wheels and the 350 turbo auto trans. Everything else came with the car including the engine according to my mechanics. The engine is a 265 cubic inch which was made at the Flint Michigan plant in late 56 as where the car was made also.
The paint is turquoise and was painted the closest we could get to the factory paint color.The gauges all work including the gas gauge. The car runs cool and has never run hot since I've had it. I am surprised at the power the car has for a 265 engine. Someone may have rebuilt the engine years ago. I do not know for sure.
I had the upholstery done several months ago in two tone black. The radio is an aftermarket radio, but looks good and plays great. There is a dent on the right door flipper where someone probably closed the door with the flipper down which is famous for these bel air types.
The are too many parts that have been replaced in the car for me to even remember, but it was well spent. I'm just going to miss driving it.
The 57 has always been kept in an air conditioned and heated garage from the previous owner and myself.
This is a low reserve auction and bids must come from the 48 states only.
If you are the winning bidder, a check by Fed Ex or cash will be excepted. No down payment is needed as long as I am payed within 7 days of auction.
Thanks for looking and reading. If you have any questions, just email me and I will get back as soon as possible. I check my email several times a day. By the way, I put in a few pictures when we were restoring.

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800k car names trademarked globally, suddenly alphanumerics seem reasonable

Tue, 01 Oct 2013

What's in a name? This cliched phrase probably gets tossed out at every marketing meeting that happens when a new car gets its nomenclature. We know the answer, though: everything. The name of a car has all the potential to make or break it with fickle customers that are more conscious than ever about what their purchases say about them.
That's giving headaches to marketing folks across the automotive industry. "It's tough. In 1985 there were about 75,000 names trademarked in the automotive space. Today there are 800,000," Chevrolet's head of marketing, Russ Clark, told Automotive News. Infiniti's president, Johan de Nysschen, echoed Clark's sentiment, saying, "The truth of the matter is, across the world, there is hardly a name or a letter that hasn't already been claimed by one car manufacturer or another. You can go through the alphabet - A, B, C and so forth - and you will quickly see that almost all available letters are taken."
What has that left automakers to do? Get creative. In the case of Infiniti, it made the controversial move to bring all of its cars' names into a new scheme, classifying them as Q#0 for cars and QX#0 for SUVs and crossovers. So the Infiniti G, which was available as the G25 and G37, is now the Q50. The FX37 and FX50 are now the QX70.

2014 Chevrolet Impala [w/video]

Fri, 15 Mar 2013

Can A Fleet Queen Become a Fullsize King?
On paper, the Chevrolet Impala is a pretty strong seller, posting annual sales that have hovered right around 170,000 units for the last two years, but it only takes one trip to practically any rental car agency to discover where the majority of those sales have come from. In fact, General Motors told Autoblog that a full 70 percent of Impala sales last year went to fleet companies for things like rental cars and government vehicles. Logic tells us that this is neither good for resale values nor name equity, so Chevrolet is getting ready to roll out an all-new Impala with improved comfort, styling and technology, hoping to turn the tables on its retail-to-fleet ratio.
Chevrolet's sedans have come on quite strong in the last few months with the introduction of the Cruze diesel and the SS sedan, but while these will likely be low-volume sellers, there's more pressure for the new Impala to perform well as GM looks to slash fleet sales and compete with the wide variety of full-size sub-luxury sedans. Riding on a platform shared with the Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac XTS, the 2014 Impala will compete against the Hyundai Azera, Ford Taurus and Toyota Avalon on the more traditional side, while also looking to take a bite out of somewhat sportier models like the Chrysler 300/Dodge Charger twins and the Nissan Maxima. We headed to sunny San Diego to see if this totally new Impala can stand on its own without the assistance of fleet companies and rental agencies. [w/video

Chevrolet Malibu gets across-the-board price cuts, hopes to dig out of slump

Mon, 11 Feb 2013

To say that things aren't going well for the newly redesigned 2013 Chevrolet Malibu is a pretty sizable understatement. Reports have been swirling about the Malibu getting an emergency design refresh, less than a year after its introduction, as well as having its production at the Fairfax Assembly Plant halted twice already this year for excessive inventory. Now, Motor Trend is reporting that the midsize sedan will be receiving price drops across the board ranging from $300 on a number of models up to $770 on the 1LT trim; offsetting some of MSRP drop, though, the destination charge has increased from $760 to $810.
Without destination, the entry-level Malibu LS now starts at $21,995, which is still about $300 more than a Honda Accord and about $300 less than the segment's top-selling Toyota Camry. This new pricing also drops the price of the Eco, 2LT and 3LT trims by $300. The LTZ trim has dropped by $415, meaning that the Malibu's top dog now starts at just under $30,000, excluding destination.
Here are the new starting prices for all eight of the Malibu trim levels compared to the previous prices for the 2013 model year (including destination):

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