EX 3.141


                           ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                      OF

                         REED-LALLIER CHEVROLET, INC.

         The undersigned, being of legal age, does hereby make and acknowledge
these Articles of Incorporation for the purpose of forming a business
corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina.

                                   ARTICLE I

                                     NAME

         The name of the corporation is REED-LALLIER CHEVROLET, INC.

                                  ARTICLE II

                              PERIOD OF DURATION

         The period of duration of the corporation shall be perpetual.

                                  ARTICLE III

                                   PURPOSES

         The purposes for which the corporation is organized is to engage in
any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under
Chapter 55 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

                                  ARTICLE IV

                               AUTHORIZED SHARES

         The corporation  shall have the power to issue One Hundred  Thousand
[100,000] Shares with a par value of $1.00.


                                   ARTICLE V

                           CONSIDERATION FOR SHARES

         The minimum amount of consideration to be received by the corporation
for its shares before it shall commence business is One [$1.00] Dollar in cash
or property of equivalent value.

                                  ARTICLE VI

                          REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

         The address of the initial registered office of the corporation in
North Carolina is 214 Mason Street, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North
Carolina, 28302; and the name of the initial registered agent at such address
is ROBERT G. RAY.
                                  ARTICLE VII

                                   DIRECTORS

         The number of persons constituting the Board of Directors shall be
three, except that the initial Board of Directors may be fewer than three
until the issuance of shares, and except, also, that if and so long as all the
shares of the corporation are owned of record by either one or two
shareholders, the number of Directors may be fewer than three, but not fewer
than the number of shareholders. The name and address of the person who is to
serve as the initial Board of Directors until the first meeting of
shareholders, or until his successors are elected and qualified is:

         Name                                Address
      Gene Reed, Jr.        4001 Dorchester Road, Charleston, South
                            Carolina 29405


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                                 ARTICLE VIII

                                 INCORPORATOR

         The name and address of the incorporator is Robert G. Ray, Post
Office Box 1239, 214 Mason Street, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North
Carolina 28302.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 2nd day
of November, 1988.

                                       /s/ Robert G. Ray            (SEAL)
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                                       ROBERT G. RAY


NORTH CAROLINA

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

         I, /s/ signature , a Notary Public for said County and State, do
hereby certify that ROBERT G. RAY personally appeared before me this day and
acknowledged the due execution of the foregoing Articles of Incorporation for
the purposes therein expressed.

         WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal, this 2nd day of November, 1988.

                                         /s/ signature
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                                              Notary Public



My Commission Expires: 9-13-91


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