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A touch of Le Mans is coming to Central Victoria over the August 13-14 weekend with two Le Mans veterans taking to the Winton circuit during the Victorian Historic Racing Register's second annual Festival of Speed.

This luxuriously-appointed Cadillac Fleetwood limo has a country twang, courtesy of its original owner, Johnny Paycheck.

Truly Rare by name and truly rare by nature, an example of Gene Howard's wild customising talent has been consigned for Auctions America by RM's September 'Auburn Fall' auction event.

With Lamborghini, Maserati and Ferrari on their doorstep, you'd think the Carabinieri (Italian Military Police) would 'buy local' for their rapid response vehicles, right? Wrong!

A 1977 Torana A9X Hatchback pulled the most dollars at Shannons Collector and Muscle Car Auction at MotorEx on July 24 when it sold for $149,000.

19th World Meeting of Citroen 2CV Friends kicks off today in Salbris, France.

Porsche have proven that hybrid/electric does not have to equate to slow and boring. Their prototype electric Porsche Boxster E can race from 0-100km/h in just 5.5 seconds

It was tipped as a top seller before the auction, held on July 24, and the rare Mazda coupe didn't disappoint, selling for more than its pre-auction estimate.

The Jaguar E-Type, one of the most iconic and desirable cars in history, celebrates its 50th birthday this year

2001 Formula 1 Championship runner up, F1 commentator and current driver in the German Touring Car series, David Coulthard, has been made a new worldwide brand ambassador for AMG.

Former Minardi F1 team owner and confirmed revhead Paul Stoddart made sure his arrival at the Melbourne premiere of "Senna: No Fear. No Limits. No Equal." on July 20 didn't go unnoticed by arriving in an F1 car!

A newly-minted re-creation of a smouldering So-Cal Roadster street rod is about to go under the hammer at Shannons' Collector and Muscle Car Auction at Meguiar's MotorEx at Sydney's Olympic Park on Sunday, July 24.

The covers are off the new BMW M3 DTM Concept Car. Unveiled at Munich's BMW Welt on July 15, the car offers an initial impression of what the BMW M3 DTM will look like when it lines up at the start of the 2012 season.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Renault 4 - the world's third-best selling model of all time - a trio of childhood mates with a need for speed aim to crack the 280km/h barrier in a slightly modified example.

Four-time world rally champion Juha Kankunnen burned rubber at the Goodwood Festival of Speed when he again took the wheel of Bentley's world ice-speed record-breaking Continental Supersports convertible.

Tickets for Australia's biggest horsepower party, the Street Machine Summernats, are now available, with the January 2012 festival offering more than ever for fans across Australia.

McLaren Automotive's Regional Director for the Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific talks about the company, the cars and the future of this exciting new offshoot for the McLaren Formula 1 team

In the 50th anniversary year of the iconic DB4GT Zagato, Aston Martin has announced a new collaboration with renowned Italian design house Zagato. The first product of this renewed working partnership will be shown this month, with a racing debut at Nürburgring later in the month.

When you think of vehicles from the 'sun, surf & sex' era, the Sandman, Drifter and Sundowner inevitably spring to mind, but Ford's 1970 "SurferRoo" was the genesis for all these eye-catching utes and wagons. An almost mythical machine from Ford's past, SurferRoos are hardly ever seen these days, which makes the recent unveiling of Wally's authentically-restored project all the more special.

Certainly one of the more unusual lots from Shannons' Australian International Motor Show Auction in July, this unique Bentley S1 utility sold for $40,000.

Jaguar Australia has its sights trained on the competition, with the new 2.2 Diesel XF Luxury tagged with an entry point of $78,900+ORC.

The third generation of the BMW 6 Series Coupe optimises the luxury sports car with drive dynamics, design and innovative technology.

Preserved under the house of its collector owner for the past 12 years, a scarce and highly covetable 1977 Torana A9X Hatchback is slated to go under the hammer at the Shannons Collector and Muscle Car Auction at Sydney's MotorEx on July 24.

Celebrating 50 years of Touring Car racing, a slew of classic cars will make the pace around Queensland's favourite circuit in the Shannons Lakeside Classic Speed Fest from 12-14 August.