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Amongst the more interesting new model debuts at this year’s Geneva Motor Show was the ‘Black Cuillin’ from UK automotive startup Eadon Green

After racing everything from HQ Holdens to McLarens over the past ten years, Elliot Barbour has “come home” to historic touring cars to campaign an old warrior that’s been a racecar from day one.

This year’s John Brash Dash was an evening affair for tin-tops, with an emphasis on passenger rides.

A 1970 Mustang is already pretty cool, but a tribute to a Trans-Am race winner with a bunch of modern touches? Well, that’s gotta be super cool!

The 1960s was a golden era of muscle cars in the US, with Shelby Mustangs some of the most sought after from the era. We celebrate the 1967 GT350 and GT500.

Marking 50 years since the first Shelby-badged “Super Snake” Mustang was produced, Shelby American has announced a special ‘50th Anniversary Shelby Super Snake’, with the birthday special officially unveiled at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction in January.

The top-spec and top-price version of Nissan’s GT-R – the GT-R NISMO - has arrived; the first NISMO-developed vehicle to be officially released in Australia. The flagship model in the locally-available GT-R lineup (above the GT-R Premium Edition and GT-R Track Edition), the motorsport-developed GT-R NISMO is priced from $299,000, excluding on-road costs.

Defining the RF - and separating it from the normal MX-5 soft-top convertible – is its fastback styling, with flying buttress rear pillars that form part of the four-piece electrically-folding hard roof.

In February, Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) announced their range for 2017, which will be the final products to be based on the Australian-made ‘Zeta’ platform Commodore sedan and utility.

The #88 Maranello Motorsport 488 GT3, driven by Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup and Finnish sportscar ace Toni Vilander, was the sole Ferrari entered this year, but stamped its presence early with pole position in the hands of Vilander.

On the third anniversary of the sinkhole that opened up in the National Corvette Museum (NCM) and swallowed eight Corvettes, the NCM announced that restoration has begun on a 1962 Corvette convertible that was one of the victims of the event.

This past January, Bonhams’ annual Scottsdale auction had something of an Aussie flavour when an English car with a long history in this country was the top seller. The car in question was a 1963 Jaguar E-Type “Lightweight”, one of twelve dedicated competition versions of the E-Type created by Jaguar for circuit competition.

The old saying goes: “a good big one will always beat a good little one”, but it’s amazing how many big cars a very good little one can beat…  The HTCAV’s 2016 Club Champion, David Brown and his Datsun 1600 SSS, are proof that a healthy budget, a scientific mind and continuous development can add speed in between race meetings.    

Ahead of its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jaguar has unveiled info and images of their 'Project8', a highly-modified version of the XE compact sedan that follows on from 2014's F-Type-based Project 7 convertible.

Less than two years after it was unveiled as a concept, Aston Martin has confirmed that their all-electric 'RapidE' - the first electric-powered model from the prestige carmaker - will enter production in 2019.

A 'limited-edition performance package' of Toyota's 86 sports coupe has been announced - with styling, braking and suspension upgrades - and limited to just 60 units for Australia.

A one-off Mustang coupe with Tickford enhancements, including a performance upgrade and unique paint, is being auctioned to raise funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre.

The first official images of the next-generation, fully-imported Commodore race car were revealed today, ahead of the car's debut in the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.

Ford Australia announced today that Mustang has achieved a new local sales record, with 1351 going to Aussie enthusiasts this past May, breaking the previous record of 786 sales in September, 2016.

Ford-licensed performance upgrades to suit the MY16/17 Mustang are now available from Ford dealers Australia-wide.

Jaguar Land Rover's SVO (Special Vehicle Operations) division have released initial details on the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 sedan - what's been described as "the most extreme performance Jaguar ever."

Honda Australia has announced that order books are now open for the hotshot new Civic Type R, ahead of its Australian arrival on 1 October.

Maserati has added a new model to its local range - the Ghibli Sport - which is being offered here in strictly limited numbers.

After journeying around the world and gathering the signatures of more than 10,000 fans, the one-millionth Mazda MX-5 has returned home to Japan.