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Holden’s latest aftersales promotion will see a V2 Monaro restored, customised and personalised, with the chance to win the car once it’s completed.

Latest revival of De Tomaso celebrates 60 years since foundation of Argentine-Italian supercar brand with retro-inspired limited-edition

Melbourne-based Donington Auctions are hosting their first-ever online auction this month, and they’re kicking off in style with some special race and road vehicles, motorcycles and a collection of racing-related memorabilia. Running from Sunday, 21 July to Sunday, 28 July, the ‘Historic Racing Car and Motorcycle Online Auction’ features 169 lots at time of writing, including some rare and collectable competition machines.

CELEBRITIES from a golden era of motorsport, including multiple champion Colin Bond, will help celebrate the 70thanniversary of the Australian Grand Prix at the Historic Leyburn Sprints on the Queensland Darling Downs in August.

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KEVIN Bartlett, one of Australia’s most popular racing drivers of the 60s, 70s and 80s, has joined the line-up of motorsport legends who will celebrate the 70thanniversary of the Australian Grand Prix at the Historic Leyburn Sprints on the Queensland Darling Downs in August.

Ferrari’s first production PHEV 4WD sports car honours 90th Anniversary of Scuderia Ferrari

After returning to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a factory team in 2016, Ford has ended their endurance racing programme, signing off with special liveries for the four factory Ford GTs run by Chip Ganassi Racing at this year’s Le Mans race.

When JUST CARS detailed the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro 2SS and ZL1 variants for 2019 (issue #280), performance data for the ZL1 had not been confirmed by local importers and converters, HSV.

To mark the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Aston Martin has announced they’ll produce a small run of DBS Superleggera models inspired by the 1969 feature film.

First Grand Tourer from supercar manufacturer combines “competition levels of performance and continent-crossing capability.”

Australian pricing has been confirmed for the all-new Toyota GR Supra, along with a local delivery date.

French Flavour. For their 16th National Muster, the Renault 4CV Register turned Inverell into a little corner of France.

Dissatisfied with the vehicles that the major car companies were offering, one man decided to build his own.

LEYBURN (Queensland) - Bathurst winners Dick Johnson and Fred Gibson have joined a line-up of motor-racing legends set to attend the Historic Leyburn Sprints for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Australian Grand Prix next month.

Captain Risky. A big gamble for Ford Australia, the Falcon 500 GS proved to be a safe bet for its long-term owner.

Minis make major impact. The fields may have been small at this year’s Historic Winton, but there was still big-hearted racing in the all pre-65 historic touring car field.

In a tie-in with the ‘Lego Masters’ TV programme that premiered in April, Lego and Honda combined to create a life-size version of the Civic Type R hot hatch out of Lego bricks.

A 1972 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 soared past its pre-auction estimate to be the top-selling car at Shannons Melbourne Autumn Auction on 29 April

Special edition adds refined AWD system and Drift mode, but only for North America.

Lamborghini Polo Storico confirms provenance of car used in iconic 1969 film.

With this year marking the 60th Anniversary for the Mini, celebrations are being held all over the world.

In JUST CARS #269, we reported on Travis McKimmie’s Holden HG utility that had been impounded by French Customs due to alleged “secret compartments” in the vehicle to store drugs.

First loves are always remembered. It’s the same with first cars.