The simple mechanical strain of overweight, says New York's Dr. Norman Jolliffe, can overburden and damage the heart `` for much the same reason that a Chevrolet engine in a Cadillac body would wear out sooner than if it were in a body for which it was built ''.

As well as motor dealerships from Ford ( Greyhound ), Vauxhall & Chevrolet ( Accrington Garages ), the town was home to a Arnold Clark car dealer which closed down in 2010.

* Steve Park, driver of the No. 1 DEI Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo, was one of the drivers involved in the crash on lap 173.

In the end, the design was based on a previously rejected post-war Chevrolet proposal.

The H3 was built in Shreveport, LA alongside the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups, with which it shared the GMT-355 platform ( modified and designated GMT-345 ).

In 2004, the Chevrolet Viva, a four-door version of the Opel Astra G, was introduced.

Unlike their European counterparts, manual transmissions have disappeared due to lack of demand ; 1995 was the last year for a manual transmission in the Ford Aerostar and Chrysler minivans while GM had previously discontinued the manual transmission in the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari.

The Chevrolet Astro, the last surviving rear-wheel-drive mid-size van, was popular for towing applications because of its available 4. 3-liter V6, and some owners even installed their own V8 engines.

The Forester was sold in India as a Chevrolet alongside other unique Chevrolet models sold there.

The popular culture surrounding the Trabant was referenced by the performance artist Liz Cohen in her Bodywork project, which transformed an East German 1987 Trabant into a 1973 Chevrolet El Camino.

Chevrolet was founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, and later acquired by General Motors in 1918.

The first C prototype was ready months before Chevrolet was actually incorporated.

By 1916, Chevrolet was profitable enough with successful sales of the cheaper Series 490 to allow Durant to repurchase a controlling interest in General Motors.

After the deal was completed in 1917, Durant became president of General Motors, and Chevrolet was merged into GM as a separate division.

In 1933 Chevrolet launched the Standard Six, which was advertised in the United States as the cheapest six-cylinder car on sale.

In 1963 one out of every ten cars sold in the United States was a Chevrolet.

In late 2010 General Motors began production of the plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt ( and related Opel / Vauxhall Ampera ), which later was announced as the 2012 North American Car of the Year, European Car of the Year and World Green Car of the Year.

Based on the Dodge Dart platform and using its proven six-cylinder or V8 engines, the A-series was a strong competitor for both its domestic rivals ( from Ford and Chevrolet / GMC ) and the diminutive Volkswagen Transporter line.

Offering the then-popular open body style and Dodge's powerful V8 engines, the Ramcharger was a strong competitor for trucks like the Ford Bronco, Chevrolet Blazer and International Harvester Scout II.

Friends, a picture magazine distributed by Chevrolet dealers, describes a paramilitary organization of employees of the Gulf Telephone Company at Foley, Alabama.

A few cars, notably the Alfa Romeo Alfetta, Porsche 924, and Chevrolet Corvette ( since 1997 ), sought a more even weight distribution between front and back by placing the weight of the transmission at the rear of the car, combined with the rear axle to form a transaxle.

The Earnhardt team car, the RCR number 29 Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick, still always displays the Earnhardt stylized number 3 on the " B " posts ( metal portion on each side of the car to the rear of the front windows ) above the number 29.

During the 1970s, Holden ran an advertising jingle " Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden cars ", based on the " Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pies and Chevrolet " jingle used by Chevrolet in the United States.

In 1961 Ford introduced the FE 390 in a low drag Galaxie " Starliner ", but 1960 and ' 61 championships were won by drivers in 409-powered Chevrolet Impalas.

Licensed by Spedeworth, as opposed to BriSCA, the V8 Stock Cars use small block 5 litre Chevrolet engines and race at tracks operated by Spedeworth.

* Chevrolet Titan, a cabover tractor-trailer truck by Chevrolet

Chevrolet (), also known as Chevy (), is an American brand of vehicle produced by General Motors ( GM ).

In North America, Chevrolet sells and produces a wide variety of automobiles, from subcompact cars to medium-duty commercial trucks, whereas in Europe, the brand name is used mainly for automobiles produced in Korea by General Motors.

In 2005, General Motors re-launched the Chevrolet marque in Europe, using rebadged versions of the Daewoo cars produced by GM Korea.

In 1975 Snowbird, Utah hosted the World Freestyle Championships, and ABC Wide World of Sports televised event sponsored by Chevrolet and others.

His register entry indicated that he was driving a blue Chevrolet Malibu, assumed to be the one rented by Atta two weeks prior, and manager Richard Surma said that he bent rules to allow Marwan to have another man as an overnight guest.

These were followed by the more ' modern ' Jeep Wagoneer ( 1963 ), International Harvester Scout II ( 1971 ), Ford Bronco ( 1966 ), Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-55 ( 1968 ), the Chevrolet Blazer / GMC Jimmy ( 1969 ), and the Land Rover Range Rover ( 1970 ).

Soon after, General Motors began offering automatic seat belts, first on the Chevrolet Chevette, but by early 1979 the VW Rabbit and the Chevette were the only cars to offer the safety feature, and GM was reporting disappointing sales.

Running at major international racing facilities, this series is supported by BMW, SEAT and Chevrolet.

In the 1920s, Chairman and CEO Alfred Sloan, Jr. had established semi-autonomous divisions within the corporation, each designing and marketing their own vehicles ( Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac ).

* Alfred Shelly as Harry ( Chevrolet Van )

Over 200 members have been inducted in the hall of fame, representatives from Mercedes Benz, Bosch, Bugatti, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Citroen, Daimler, Dodge, Durant, Duryea, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Maybach, Olds, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Sloan and Toyota are among those already inducted.

Canadian Chevrolet / Oldsmobile dealers continued to sell a rebadged HB as the Envoy Epic through 1970 while Pontiac / Buick dealers kept selling the car under its real name.

Detroit's response to the growing popularity of imported compacts like the Toyota Corolla and the Volkswagen Rabbit were the Chevrolet Citation, and the Ford Fairmont ; Ford replaced the Ford Pinto with the Ford Escort and Chrysler, on the verge of bankruptcy, introduced the Dodge Aries K. GM was having unfavorable market reactions to the Citation, and introduced the Chevrolet Corsica and Chevrolet Beretta in 1987 which did sell better.

However, due to an accident, this car has to go in for repair and Arthur is forced to borrow a friend's customised Chevrolet Corvette C3 Stingray that he is trying to sell.

Chevrolet had intended to sell one Corvair for every five Chevrolets.

While the Vectra C has been sold in Mexico and Chile as the Chevrolet Vectra, it is not marketed in Brazil, where Chevrolet opted to sell the Astra H under the Vectra brand since October 2005, keeping the Astra G as the cheaper option.

GM Canada continued to sell the Chevrolet Sprint until 1991, when GM Canada announced it would introduce Geo to Canada.

Under the plan, the gap between the Chevrolet and the Oakland would be filled by a new marque named Pontiac, a quality six-cylinder car designed to sell for the price of a four-cylinder.

When the Toyota Cavalier was cancelled, Yanase continued to sell Chevrolet and other GM products.

However, the Chevrolet version continued to sell alongside it until both models were discontinued in 1978.

In anticipation of a repeat of the post First World War economic recession, GM started the " Chevrolet Cadet " project ( a compact car intended to sell for less than ), that ran from 1945 to 1947, to extend the Chevrolet range downwards in the U. S. Chevrolet head of engineering Earle S. MacPherson was in charge of development.

GM chose Cole's version over proposals from Chevrolet and Pontiac, and gave the car to Chevrolet to sell.

Chevrolet did the same thing using its " GEO " line, to sell cars built by Suzuki and Toyota.

It complemented the Mercury, and gave Canadian Mercury-Lincoln dealers a car to sell in the low-price market, against Ford, Chevrolet, and Plymouth.

Oakland's part in this plan was the 1926 Pontiac, a shorter wheelbase " light six " priced to sell at a 4 cylinder car's price point, but still above Chevrolet.

He drives a run down 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air, which he attempted to sell to the roommates, but reneged when he learned he could get a lot more money for it from another buyer ( who thought it was the classic and far more valuable 1957 model ).

One indicator of the personal character of " Gentleman Ned " Jarrett is demonstrated by the decision to sell his 1961 ( raced as # 11 ) Chevrolet to Wendell Scott ( the first NASCAR African American driver ) who travelled from his Virginia home to Ned's shop on West " A " Street in Newton, NC to take delivery of the ' 61 Chevy Bel Air ( raced the previous season ) when Ned changed to Fords in 1962.