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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.

Following the passing of Sergio Pininfarina last July, the Italian coachbuilder and design house that bears his name will unveil a special tribute to the man at this March's Geneva Motor Show.

As part of the national "Build the Commodore" scavenger hunt, the first clues to the location of 101 pieces that make up the first image of the new VF Commodore were released today, with more coming over the next five days.

Erebus Motorsport has released images of the livery that will adorn its SLS AMG GT3 Gullwings at this weekend's Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Gone is the chrome livery that led to Erebus Motorsport being awarded 'The Most Beautiful Car' at the 2011 AMG Customer Sports Awards. In its place is a striking matte black combined with chrome and a highlight colour on each of the cars - yellow and purple.

V8 Supercars has announced the extension of its partnership with Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) until 2015, one of several new sponsorship agreements to be unveiled before the 2013 Championship commences.

On the back of record sales for the Challenger in 2012, Dodge released a new version at January's Chicago Auto Show - the R/T 'Redline'.

Adelaide's Clipsal 500 V8 Supercar carnival is already the biggest and best motorsport extravaganza in the country. So when it takes another quantum leap forward, that's really big news for fans.