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The Falcon XL was the first facelift of the original XK Falcon. The extravagant and expensive Squire brought the "woody wagon" concept to Australia.

Poor old Harold Holt doesn't get credit for much, except drowning or - insert conspiracy theory here - off Cheviot Beach in 1967.

The oldest known surviving Rolls-Royce in the World, the 1904 Paris Salon and 1905 Olympia Motor Exhibition Display Car, was recently sold in the UK for $7.22 million.

BMW EfficientDynamics is a company wide strategy to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, but without impinging on the continued enhancement of driving performance.

The World's most powerful sports car - the Porsche 917/30 Spyder developed for the Canadian-American (CanAm) racing series - will be unleashed at the Shannons Phillip Island Classic historic race meeting over the weekend of March 7-9, 2008.

A beautifully restored 1928 Stutz BB Sports Tourer and a rare 1927 Auburn 8-88 Open Tourer, of which just 19 were built, are amongst the standout vehicles consigned to the Shannons auction at the 2008 Brisbane International Motor Show, which runs from February 1-10.

Former Round Australia trials participants, tarmac rally drivers and Outback adventurers are amongst those nominating to compete in the 2008 Red Centre to Gold Coast Trial.

The Macedon Ranges and District Motor Club will be staging its 21st Annual Picnic at Hanging Rock on Sunday, February 10.

Newton's Playground is an all-new extreme sport and music event - the first of its kind in Australia - that will bring world class "Gravity Sports" competition down under.

Concept-RA fuses a passion for dynamic, exciting driving with a heightened sensitivity for the environment thanks to clean, efficient high performance diesel power.

Mazda will showcase the world premieres of the Mazda Furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised new Mazda RX-8 sports car.

The Lotus Exige Sport 240 is the fastest, most desirable and exclusively tuned Lotus Exige to ever go on sale in Australia

There can be no doubt: the Smart Fortwo has what it takes to become a cult vehicle. Thanks to Sportservice Lorinser in Germany, Smart owners will now rob drivers of other vehicles not only of their parking space but also of the pole position at the traffic lights.

Land Rover has released images of a concept it will reveal in Detroit. The three-door LRX, has Range Rover Sport styling hues, but is smaller and lighter than the Land Rover Freelander.

While speculation over its future remains, a brief respite from the uncertainty came in the form of the recent Autocar (UK) magazine awards, where the Ian Callum-designed XF saloon picked up the 'Design Award' for 2007.

Full production of the Pontiac G8 for the US market commenced in December at Holden's Elizabeth manufacturing plant in South Australia.

The latest Jensen offering from Richard Calver, would actually be better described as THE History of Jensen!

On July 4, 1957, in Turin, Fiat presented the Nuova Fiat 500, which became one of the great icons of the automotive industry, and with which Fiat concluded a revival that had begun straight after the Second World War.

Holden have announced the Cadillac will be sold in Australia in 2008 as GMH's luxury import fighter.

When he returned to Australia at the end of the Northern Hemisphere cycling season, World number one ranked cyclist Cadel Evans headed straight to the track.

Be it European exotics or Jap weapons, the Brisbane International Motor Show (BIMS) has a lot to offer visitors this February 1 - 10.

Bolwell Car Company has released the first pictures of its upcoming high performance Nagari sports car.

BMW Group Australia will demonstrate its leadership of emission-free Clean Energy mobility with a unique week-long public expo to be held in late January 2008.

Strike Me Pink - Torana LJ in Historic Racing is a self-published effort by Tim Brown, detailing his trials and tribulations in finding, preparing and racing an LJ Torana in historic competition.