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Subaru has unveiled its stunning new generation All-Wheel Drive Impreza World Rally Car 2008.

Holden Special Vehicles is set to release a seriously fast station wagon - dubbed the Tourer.

By the end of 1948 Holden, had built 112 48-215s and had thousands of orders on hand.

Fifty years ago in May, 1958, the foundations for a new General Motors-Holden's automotive plant were poured in a paddock close to the satellite city of Elizabeth, north of Adelaide.

The Holden car has a special place in Australia's history and certainly during the 1950s and 60s, it was virtually impossible to ignore the significance that the Holden had on our transport needs.

On 29 November 1948, the first production car - now named Holden - rolled off the GM-H Fishermens Bend assembly line.

Ferrari has revealed the California, its all new model that will debut at the Paris Motor Show in October before arriving in Australia in the middle of 2009.

Designed by Pininfarina, with coachwork by Scaglietti, this magnificent example was the fourth of only thirty-two 250 LMs built. The highlight of its extensive racing history occurred in 1965 when Jochen Rindt won the Austrian Grand Prix.

Ever experienced a 'vision'? No, I'm not talking about the sort of things seen by those 'talking-to-the-dead' style charlatans, but a genuine vision - a solution to a problem that pops into your head, as clear and precise as if you saw it with your own eyes.

Sausages. You've got hot and spicy - the one that spits and sparks on the grill, then the skin pops open like the gullwing doors on a 300SL.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW M1 super sports car, BMW Group Design is presenting a homage to this legendary model as part of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2008.

The Chrysler Charger generated excitement that's rare in the motor industry, even today.

One of the 45 rare cars at the RM Auctions/Sotheby's Ferrari Legend and Passion auction, held at the Fiorano Circuit, was a stunning 1961 Ferrari California Spyder which once belonged to actor James Coburn. The car achieved an astonishing Euro 7,040,000 million (AU$11,492,356), which is an all time record for this model.

Last month we previewed some of the great cars coming up in Shannons Sydney Autumn classic Auction, and we can now report that expectations were exceeded.

Designed by Renault, developed by Nissan and manufactured in Renault -Samsung Motors' Pusan plant in Korea, the Koleos is the result of close collaboration between teams from each of these Renault-Nissan Alliance brands.

The Leyland P76 is one of the great 'coodabeens' of Australian motoring. Lauded by the motoring press upon its release, and adored by early owners, the P76 soon suffered component supply problems which led to it being tarred with the 'lemon' brush.

Mercedes have released pricing for the new C-Class Estate wagon.

Holden Special Vehicles has upgraded the powerplant in its E-Series and WM Grange vehicles, with the new GM LS3 engine.

Holden is going full bore on the 60th anniversary special edition front, with the latest models to receive the birthday treatment being the VE Commodore and VE SS V, the latter featuring 10-spoke wheels, interior and exterior upgrades and special 60th anniversary floor mats and rear badge.

This iconic truck has just turned 60, and to mark the Diamond Anniversary, a series of celebrations are taking place in the USA.

In the 1950s everything from the United States was considered a cut above.

Some people, well, a lot of people, actually, criticise the Seventies as the "decade that taste forgot". Having a look at the clothes, home decor and hairstyles from the disco decade, it's hard to disagree, but you can't argue the fact the same decade also produced some of the best cars ever.

As you do - when someone is lost underground that is - you offer to help. Not quite underground, though, more like the Telstra Dome car park 20 minutes after an AFL match. Not quite lost either; more lost his car. He was swarthy in the Mediterranean sense. Kept saying, "Have you seen a red Alfa, mate?"

Collectors were out in force on Sunday, April 20 at Billy's Service Station near Brisbane, where Shannons knocked down 160 lots of garage memorabilia - with some setting Australian record prices.