Gloucester resident Tom Wilburn, owner of The Dent Pro, has been selected by General Motors Corporation to be its dent repair vendor of choice at the Virginia International Auto Show at the Greater Richmond Convention Center Feb. 16-18. 

The honor was “completely unexpected,” Wilburn said. “It really puts things into perspective—a multi-billion global company that manufactures products in the U.S. and all across the world debuting their babies, if you will, contacting me saying, ‘We want you to be our vendor of choice for the auto show.’” 

Wilburn said he believes he was contacted because of his A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and his more than 100 five-star reviews on Google. He said representatives from the corporations actively search for local vendors when these types of shows are put on.

Wilburn said he will be in Richmond the day before the event begins when the inventory is taken off the trucks. He will go around a...