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US auction house, Mecum Auctions, held a special auction on February 23, with all the lots on offer coming from the former Verde Classics Museum in Florida.

Holden has started their export campaign for the VF Commodore-based Chevrolet SS in winning style, with a win at the Daytona 500 NASCAR race yesterday.

Jaguar's D-Type is one of the icons of 1950s racing, so the appearance of a genuine example with true racing pedigree is something not to be missed.

US auction house, Mecum Auctions, held a special auction on February 23, with the entirety of lots on offer coming from the collection of the Verde Classics Museum in Florida.

If the 'Car of the Future' at this year's CLIPSAL 500 V8 Supercar season opener isn't quite your style, you'll find some classic Aussie, American and maybe even British iron to suit you at the 'Route 66 Experience' car display, presented by JUST CARS.

Valentino Rossi is the new brand ambassador for Opel's chic urban small car - the ADAM. The multiple MotoGP World Champion is the star of a wide-ranging communications campaign in Italy.

The weather was stinking hot and so was the bidding at Shannons Late Summer Classic Auction in Melbourne on February 18. A strong 80 per cent clearance rate on the 66 vehicle and memorabilia lots offered saw Shannons round out their Summer auction program in fine style.

A recent addition to RM Auctions' prestigious Amelia Island event is a rare and desirable Tucker 48, formerly owned by Hollywood director, George Lucas.

Following on from the Calais and SS sedan version previews of the VF Commodore, Holden today released images of the ute and sportwagon variants, which are set to be available in dealerships from the middle of 2013.

Shannons finished their Summer auction season in style, with a number of impressive sales from their Late Summer Classic Auction, held in Melbourne on February 18.

Aston Martin celebrates its centenary this year, and a local example of an early page in Aston's history will be in action at this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport.

After buying out Prodrive's stake in FPV late last year, Ford today unveiled the first GT to be built at the Broadmeadows plant in more than three decades.

After Holden's VF Commodore made its debut on February 10, it was the turn of its Chevrolet sibling a week later, with the 2014 'SS' (Sports Sedan) unveiled on February 16 alongside its racing version at Daytona International Speedway ahead of the Daytona 500 stock car race.

Chrysler's powerful 300 SRT8 sedan will serve as the official safety car at each round of the V8 Supercars championship in 2013. Chrysler will also provide the course car for this year's series in the form of the similarly powerful Jeep Cherokee SRT8.

Hot on the heels of the unveiling of the VF Commodore Calais V-Series on February 10, Holden today have released initial images and details of the SS version.

On the back of its recent 25th Anniversary celebrations, Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) has reached another milestone, announcing the production of its 75,000th vehicle this week.

Two years after a concept version was released, the production version of Alfa Romeo's keenly-awaited '4C' compact sports coupe will make its debut at the 82nd International Motor Show in Geneva this March.

Ararat's annual 'Jailhouse Rock Festival' is set for an all-new look and style in 2013. Rockabilly King Productions (who run events such as the Camperdown Cruise and Ballarat Beat), have teamed up with the Jailhouse Rock Committee to craft a new-look festival that's set to be bigger and better than ever. For its 19th year, the event is heading back to its roots and re-launching as a traditional Rock 'n' Roll festival.

Erebus Motorsport defeated the weather, technical dramas and record safety car interruptions to take an historic victory in the weekend's Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race.

Only a few weeks after the fixed roof version of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was revealed comes news that the 2014 Corvette Stingray convertible will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5.

V8 Supercar fans will get the chance to see all four of the participating manufacturers in 'The New Era' this coming Saturday, February 16, when the Official V8 Supercars Pre-Season Test Day is held at Sydney Motorsport Park (Eastern Creek).

Described as the most technologically-advanced Australian-made car ever, Holden's VF Commodore was officially unveiled today, at an exclusive event in Melbourne's Docklands precinct.

Aussie racing legend, Larry Perkins, has signed on to make his historic racing debut at this year's Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport, which runs from March 8-10.

UK-based motorsport engineering firm, GPRM, have completed the first 'GT4' racing version of Toyota's 86 sports car, with the all-new racer set to take to the track later this month.