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Chevrolet trucks and other General Motors vehicles will be included in the recently announced, “Transform Your Ride Sale”.

The “Transform Your Ride Sale,” offers qualified buyers 0 percent APR for 36 months and additional $1,000 cash. The promo is in relation to the 4 th of July holiday release of DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures’ live-action film “Transformers” from Executive Producer Steven Spielberg and Director Michael Bay, opening July 3, 2007. The “Transform Your Ride Sale” runs from June 26 through July 9, 2007.

“People who have recently switched to a GM vehicle tell us we’ve really changed their previous perceptions about our products. They love their new car or truck,” said Jim Campbell, GM’s director of Customer Relationship Management. “We’ve enhanced the value of our cars and trucks with features like OnStar, XM Radio, superior quality and the best coverage in the business with a 5 year / 100,000 mile powertrain warranty plus roadside assistance and courtesy transportation. Just look at the award-winning Chevrolet Silverado or hot HHR. The “Transform Your Ride Sale” gives everyone the opportunity to buy a new car or truck with outstanding style, great fuel economy, performance and value.”

Chevrolet vehicles that are included on the promo are the 2006 and 2007 Cobalt, Monte Carlo, Impala, HHR, TrailBlazer, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche and 2007 900-series Silverado. Other General Motors vehicles covered by the promo are the Buick 2006 and 2007 Lacrosse, Lucerne and Rainier, Pontiac 2006 and 2007 G5, G6, Grand Prix and Torrent, GMC Envoy, Yukon, Yukon Denali, Yukon XL, Yukon XL Denali and 2007 900-series Sierra.

Chevrolet’s 0 percent interest program to sell more than 10,000 units of the new 2006 models are way too late according to some Chevrolet dealers.

The program offers 0 percent financing for up to 60 months on 2006 models, including the 404 Corvettes and the last 16 SSR hot rod pickups. As an alternative, rebates of up to $7,000 are available on some models. The said program began June 15 and will end on Wednesday, June 27.

Last week, Chevrolet told dealers that 10,231 2006 models were in inventory nationwide. Colorado pickups topped the list with 1,588 units, followed by the Monte Carlo with 1,390. Last, were the Suburban with 10 units and the TrailBlazer EXT with four.

In another customization project, Rick Slape set out to build a classic custom that any builder would be proud to claim. This project requires a lot of his personal time and skill invested, not to mention some of the great work from local Bakersfield, California, craftsmen. Time and hard work resulted to an amazing outcome.

The base for this custom ‘48 Chevy is an ‘88 S-10 chassis that uses some stock equipment and numerous custom modifications. For example, the factory 15-gallon steel gas tank was modified to fit the ‘48 body, and the rear trailing arm suspension was hand built by Slape. At each corner, the custom suspension uses had new airbags and shocks to soak up the bumps. Up front on the ride are 18×8-inch wheels, while 20×9-1/2-inch wheels can be seen out back.

The interior of the ‘48 has nearly as many modifications as the sheetmetal outside. The dash was stretched 2 inches to meet the new door panels, before it was painted with the same PPG Yellow as the exterior. Slape did both the custom floor and overhead consoles. To tie up the whole yellow and purple theme, the seats were wrapped with yellow vinyl and purple tweed .

Once people popped the hood and they would see polished billet and cast aluminum and a chromed master cylinder surrounding the 350ci V-8. The smooth treatment didn’t stop with the bolt-on pieces, the entire block and cylinder heads were smoothed to complete the look. Slape also made the headers They dump into a 2-1/2-inch exhaust that leads to Stainless Works mufflers. Although it’s not on display, if you do peek underneath the truck you’ll see a 10-bolt Chevrolet rear end filled with 3.08 gears.