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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.

The E 63 AMG has been given a power boost, gaining the same high performance 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine used in the CLS 63 AMG.

The Continental Supersports Convertible ISR (Ice Speed Record) is the most potent and radically styled Bentley convertible ever.

After the 'gullwing' version, the open top version is the second car to be independently developed by AMG.

The stars of the Melbourne Motor Show enjoy a passing similarity to some of the most beautiful women of the world.

Chevy enthusiast Owen Gorton admits to having at least two true loves in his life.

So what did 2011 reveal? As expected there was a focus on conservative well engineered and fuel sensible cars but if you were looking for good old fashion grunt and excitement there were a few surprises for you!

Filling out the C-Class AMG model range, the new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG Coupe is on display in Melbourne at the Australian International Motor Show.