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Hot rodders in the US are welcoming the release of new all-steel 1940 Ford coupe body shells, which made their official debut at the 2012 SEMA show in Las Vegas.

Amongst the latest offerings from the major manufacturers at the Australian International Motor Show (AIMS), there was a new model with a difference in the form of the "14 16" concept from NSW-based coachbuilders, Woods & Woods.

The "star car" on the Suzuki stand at this year's Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) is a one-off concept based on the Swift Sport. Created by Suzuki's chief engineer Naoyuki Takeuchi, the concept Swift Sport gives an insight into the future design and engineering for Suzuki's number one vehicle globally.

Lexus has unveiled the stunning LF-LC 'Blue' concept at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney today. The second version of the LF-LC (the first of which debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in January), Lexus say the Opal Blue exterior of this one is inspired by Australia's semi-precious opal stones.

While cars made up only a small portion of the lots on offer at Shannons recent Private Collector Auction in Melbourne, they still scooped the pool when it came to prices returned, with a 1970 Ford Falcon XW GT the top seller.

The 2012 Australian International Motor Show is only a few short days away. If you thought it was just all-new passenger cars and SUVs, there will be a few machines of appeal to custom fans at the show that kicks off this Friday, including Mick Fabar's awesome "ZERO'D" custom Falcon.

While a number of Aussie companies have featured at the famous SEMA auto industry show in the USA in the past, there will an extra "Aussie" touch this year in the form of a heavily-customised Holden ute, created by Bernt Karlsson from the '401k Club Hot Rod Shop' in Anaheim, California.

Think 'Batmobile' and not many of us would think of a Kia, but that's the brand behind a new series of vehicles created as a joint venture between Kia Motors America, RIDES Magazine and DC Entertainment.

HSV are celebrating their 25th birthday with a limited edition version of their GTS sedan, the 'HSV 25th Anniversary GTS', which goes on sale from this Wednesday, October 18.

Amongst the latest offerings from the world's automobile manufacturers at the upcoming Australian International Motor Show, the announcement of an "old" car may not cause much excitement, but when that car is one of the world's rarest and most desirable supercars, it definitely will!

While 1975 may be remembered as the year that saw the last convertible Corvette for more than a decade, or maybe as the year that the big block V8 was dropped, it was also significant in that it marked the retirement of the man many saw as the father of the Corvette - Zora Arkus-Duntov.

In 2012, Victoria's iconic Great Ocean Road marks its 80th birthday. To celebrate the milestone, a special 'Great Ocean Road Celebration Tour' will take place this November 24 - 28.

For their first post War offerings, Riley unveiled a pair of stylish 4-door saloons that, while inspired by their pre War cars, featured new styling that was sleeker, lower, longer than past models. In late 1948, two convertibles were added to the range, one of which was the 'RMD' drophead coupe.

While some us may think the former owners of our treasured classic cars were 'clowns', how many of us can actually say their car was genuinely owned - and used - by clowns? Brian Jeffery can!

Ian Farrar is proof that you don't need a super-quick car or a super-large budget to enjoy sprint racing. The long-time automotive enthusiast may have only competed at the Geelong Speed Trials once, in 1962, but his connection to the event goes back several years beyond that.

When your garage sale boasts over 100 items of memorabilia and garagenalia, as well as an XW GT Falcon, custom Studebaker pickup and one-of-none FC Holden Crewman, you know this is no ordinary clean out!

The latest collectable item for revheads celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Bathurst enduro race at Mount Panorama is a commemorative 50 cent coin.

With the 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, a number of teams are going 'retro' to mark the golden anniversary. Of the special liveries unveiled so far, arguably the best is that of Ford Performance Racing (FPR), which was unveiled today.

At the Paris Motor Show, Porsche have unveiled a concept version of their Panamera - the Panamera Sport Turismo - that previews what a future version of Porsche's four-door with efficient drive technology may look like.

Just in time of the 50th Anniversary of the Bathurst endurance race, Australia Post have released a four stamp set that commemorates Bathurst's cars and stars, as well as the iconic Mount Panorama circuit itself.

Jaguar has unveiled the long awaited successor to their iconic E-Type, the new 'F-TYPE' at a special ceremony in Paris on September 26, in conjunction with the Paris Motor Show.

At the 2012 SEMA automotive aftermarket show in Las Vegas, Hyundai Motor America will reveal a concept car created in conjunction with US tuning firm, ARK Performance. The upcoming creation, the second collaboration between the two firms, will be an "ultra-high-performance track edition" of Hyundai's Genesis coupe.

Bentley have chosen the Paris Motor Show to unveil a new concept racing machine that marks a return to competition motorsport for the British marque. A Continental-based GT3 race car is currently being developed by a dedicated motorsport team at Bentley's factory in Crewe.

Ahead of October's 50th Anniversary Bathurst 1000, Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) today unveiled a one-off livery they will run at this year's race. Exclusively for Bathurst, the DJR V8 Supercar team will run the 'Tru-Blu' livery made famous by Dick Johnson's incident with "The Rock" at the 1980 Bathurst enduro.