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A rust inhibitor and penetrant that's been the first choice of classic car enthusiasts and restorers in the UK, Ankor Wax is now available in Australia, through Busnbug.

Like a fine wine, 1960s performance cars seem to only get better with age and Andrew Conway's immaculate 1969 SS 396 Camaro is proof.

To mark the 30th Anniversary of the Variety Bash, six State and Territory Bashes will hit the roads across the country consecutively this August with the colourful convoys converging for a spectacular grand parade in Sydney.

On the weekend of July 19-20, Meguiar's MotorEx Melbourne will be the epicentre of Aussie horsepower! The groundswell of prominent performance businesses that have stepped up to take a stand in the show's massive Liqui-Moly Performance Garage is proof positive of that.

Built to thrash five-litre Trans-Am racing, Ford's Boss 302 Mustang showed everyone muscle cars aren't just about the standing 400m sprint. Earlier in the 1960s, the focus of the major American manufacturers had been on drag strip-destroying big-block muscle cars, but late in the decade, a new form of motorsport competition rose to prominence, one where cars were required to stop and corner, not just go fast.

At Mecum's Seattle auction on June 13-14, a restored 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda reset the benchmark for American muscle cars, selling for a staggering US$3.5 million (AU$3.72M approx).

Supported by JUST AUTO, the Kids Under Cover charity's Donate Your Car program has received another classic, in the form of a 1966 Humber Sceptre MkII.

Officially unveiled today, the GT F will be the full-stop to the FPV brand. Ahead of the close of Ford's local manufacturing operations in 2016, Ford Performance Vehicles will be wound up later this year.

The most powerful GT sedan ever produced by Ford Australia, the FPV GT F is powered by a 351 kilowatt supercharged 5.0-litre V8 engine. The GT F's output was specifically chosen as a reference to the iconic 351 cubic-inch 5.8 litre V8s that powered the original Falcon GTs.

Shelby's Focus ST shows the famous American performance house isn't just about Mustangs.

Auction house, Theodore Bruce, has announced entries are now open for select consignments for this year's RACV Motorclassica auction.

A Gold Coast Ford enthusiast is celebrating after securing build number "351" in the limited run of 500 FPV GT F sedans.

The Gasolene Muscle Car Expo revved up the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne for its second straight year with an even better collection of American and Australian classic muscle cars than its 2013 debut.

Brite Lightning is a new metal cleaning and polishing product that every auto workshop should have.

Red Fox frames specialises in the creation of windscreens and frames for hot rods and vintage cars.

No discussion of modern performance cars would be complete without including Shelby American. Carroll Shelby was there at the dawn of the performance era with the AC-based Shelby Cobra, followed by the GT350 and 500 Mustangs.

Lexus Australia has confirmed the RC 350 coupe and RC F performance coupe will be heading down under, with local availability from late 2014 - early 2015.

Hennessey are performance upgrade gurus of long standing in their native USA. Earlier this year, they set a new Guinness World Record with their blisteringly quick Lotus-based Venom GT, but the Hennessey range stretches beyond these high-end supercars, with the Texas-based firm also producing upgrade packages to suit Audi, Bentley, Cadillac, BMW, Dodge, Ford, Jeep and even McLaren.

Fiat's Abarth performance arm has celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the launch of a special '50th Anniversary' edition of the 595 Abarth.

While adding more performance to your streeter always means adding dollars, it doesn't always mean adding a LOT of dollars. Case in point being the 2003 BA XR6 Turbo pictured, which owner Luis Sola has turned from a tired teacher's car into a 10-second strip weapon.

While not overly touted as one of the vehicles to watch at Shannons' recent Sydney Late Autumn Classic auction, a classic 'C1' Corvette still managed to steal the show when it eclipsed all other lots on offer to sell for $101,000.

VDO has introduced an extensive range of more than 130 high quality standard ignition leads to complement its range of ignition coils, instruments and electronic components.

Balance. It's what BMW's M3 has been praised for since it burst onto the scene back in the mid-1980s. Originally a heavily modified homologation variant of the small E30 two-door sedan built for Group A touring car racing, it grew into more street oriented models through the next two generations, though they still packed screaming naturally aspirated six-cylinder engines and beautifully balanced chassis.

Australia has proven to be one of the best markets for Toyota's 86 sports coupe, with local sport-car enthusiasts accounting for almost ten percent of total production, as well as being the third-best market globally.