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The death of Peter Brock this past September while competing in the Targa West Rally was as sudden as it was unexpected. Most were shocked. All were saddened and many were in disbelief at how the man who's conquered Mt Panorama nine times (Ten if you count the Bathurst 24 Hour) could tragically lose his life doing something that he's an acknowledged master at.

At the PR launch for Casino Royale earlier in the year, the new Aston DBS was centre stage - as it should be!

First thought that crossed my mind as I sat in the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit? Somebody paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for this, and less than 100,000 km later I can buy it for under $60 Grand.

IN THE NAVY! Yes, you can sail the seven seas. IN THE NAVY! Yes, you can put your mind at ease. IN THE NAVY! Come on now, people, make a stand. IN THE NAVY! You can drive a Ford sedan!

The FE Holden was a dramatic and bold new model that left the FJ Holden in its wake! By the early Fifties, Holden was undisputed market leader, yet its winning models were looking tired.

The Lotus Europa S revives a name from the past in this Opel powered 2.0-litre turbo -charged four-cylinder (as used in the Holden Astra). A comprehensive range of premium equipment is fitted as standard.

The Lexus Chrome IS250 show car is finished in stunning Mirrachrome. In addition to the paintwork, the IS250 has been fitted with a new Lexus body kit - consisting of front lower spoiler, side skirts, rear lower skirt and a boot spoiler - which Lexus plans to introduce as a genuine Lexus Accessory late in 2006.

Conceived by Nissan's international design studio, the Foria is a compact sports coupe concept designed to make driving a pleasure while ensuring the quality of elegant styling is maintained.

Motor shows are about dreaming, savouring the very best that automobile manufacturers can deliver and getting a first hand insight into the future direction of motoring.

Hyundai have taken a Sonata and shown what a sporty version of the V6 might look like.

The Hummer H3 will enter the Australian market next year. Right-hand drive models are now being assembled in South Africa.

Holden Special Vehicles debuted the performance WM Grange powered by a unique to HSV 6.0-litre V8.

Holden revealed the Astra Twintop retractable hardtop convertible and a sporty SRi five door hatch - both models going on sale in December in time for summer.

Ford Performance Vehicles have introduced new luxury performance Force models. Customers have the choice of either a quad-cam Boss 290 V8 engine in the Force 8, or a high-tech intercooled F6 270 turbo inline six cylinder in the Force 6.

A stylish four seater convertible will join the Ford Focus family next year.

One of the true show stoppers was the new 599 GTB Fiorano, Ferrari's most powerful V12-engined production car of all time.

A History of Dodge in Australia

The motor show was the launch pad for a line-up of glamourous new convertibles arriving in Australia in time for Summer.

The luxurious four-seater Bentley GTC all-wheel drive, is powered by a 6.0-litre twin-turbo 12-cylinder engine, making it the world's fastest open topped car.

Audi wants to be a major player in the prestige car market and in recent times has been off the mark. Now with an upgraded model range things look a lot different. Headlining the marques new presence is the attention seeking R8. Named after the Audi LMP900 R8 Le Mans winning race car, this true supercar will be available in 2007.

Although the all new Alfa Romeo Spider is based on the acclaimed Brera Coupe, it is much more than a roofless version of the Brera. The Spider is strictly a two seat sports car. It has been extensively styled at the rear to focus attention on its open top character, with pronounced rear wheel arches, a cover for the folded roof that is shaped to flow up towards the polished chrome roll bars in the form of a 'speedster' top

The beautiful Alfa 8C Competizione sports car was rushed to Sydney from the Paris motor show.

With this being my second Corvette feature in as many months, you'd think I could rehash a lot of last month's guff for this month's article, right? Wrong!

The Falcon GT is a much loved car that, strange as it may seem, had its origins back in the mid-1960s as the Ford Cortina GT. The GT Cortina was introduced to compete against BMC's Mini Cooper 'S', with the Cortina GT 500 especially built to compete at Bathurst in 1965 - which it duly won.