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Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction featured a diverse range of makes and models, as per usual, but this auction bucked recent trends insofar as it wasn't an American classic or Aussie muscle car, but a stately British saloon in the form of a 1947 Jaguar MkIV.

Following its successful introduction in Easter 2011, when over 5000 people attended the event at the Ballarat airfield, the Ballarat Festival of Motoring is currently underway, and set to culminate in a weekend full of motorsport displays and competition.

An upgraded version of Mazda's top-selling sports car, the MX-5, is expected in Australian dealerships in late Spring.

If the McLaren MP4-12C isn't exclusive enough for you, you can do what one wealthy customer did - commission McLaren to build a one-off just for you!

Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic Auction, scheduled for this coming Monday, August 27, will feature a rare piece of Czech motoring history in the form of a 1974 model Tatra 603 sedan.

2012 marks 75 years since the first organised hillclimb event was held at Rob Roy in Victoria. On August 19th, the Vintage Sports Car Club of Victoria, in conjunction with the MG Car Club Victoria, hosted the 'Pre-War Rob Roy Hillclimb', the first of two dedicated events marking the anniversary this year.

Chrysler chose the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance to unveil the '2013 SRT Viper Launch Edition' in both standard and GTS versions.

The 2012 Australian Muscle Car Masters event sees Sydney Motorsport Park host the Father's Day extravaganza for the eighth time. Following recent trackwork, drivers will race on the new 4.5km 'Long Circuit' for the first time this weekend.

At RM Auctions Monterey sale this past August 17-18, there was something to appeal to all sorts of car enthusiasts, including some junior ones! The kids were catered for with a trio of pedal cars, all based on the iconic 1932 Ford hot rod.

Only three months after unveiling the BMW Zagato coupe, BMW chose the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance to unveil the latest collaboration between the Italian coachbuilder and the German manufacturer in the form of the BMW Zagato roadster.

Ford Motor Company have joined forces with "Friends of Carroll Shelby" in the US to produce a one-off Mustang - the 2013 Shelby GT500 Cobra - as a tribute to the late Carroll Shelby.

Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) have launched what they claim is their most hard-core GT yet, the new 'GT RSPEC Limited Edition Series.'

RM Auctions have set a new record for an American car at auction, with a 1968 Ford GT40 selling for a staggering US$11 million at their Monterey auction on August 17.

It may have suffered in comparison to the uber-cool 'Tumbler' Batmobile introduced with the Christian Bale-era Batman, but the original is still a standout vehicle, and an example will be auctioned this September through Auctions America by RM.

In a strictly one-off break with tradition, a fleet of three Rolls-Royce Phantom II convertibles were produced without the signature 'R-R' grille badge for use in the closing ceremony at the London Olympic Games.

Ross Wegner is no stranger to creating exceptional "stepside" vehicles. After producing "Tunnie", a stunning stepside based on a VZ Commodore 1 tonner, Ross was laid low by a stroke. However, that didn't dampen the Queenslander's love of cars. In fact, Ross found his next project while still in hospital!

At the rescheduled Pikes Peak International hillclimb, the records were tumbling across all classes, but the overall victory went to New Zealand's Rhys Millen, who set a new fastest time at the event.

This year's 20th running of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed was the biggest in the event's history. 185,000 spectators attended, and were treated to a feast of modern and classic machines, as well as stars from the world of motorsport.

First released in 1958 as a revival of a Nash design, the Rambler 'American' flew the flag as the entry-level model for American Motors Corporation (AMC). Priced and appointed below the Classic and Ambassador in the AMC lineup, the first major change to the company's compact model came in 1964.

Fancy taking on the ultimate model kit challenge? You'll get your chance this September, when Bonhams auction a unique art piece in the UK, based on the Aston Martin DBR1 that won Le Mans in 1959, driven by Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori.

Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) set a new record for electric cars at the Pikes Peak hillclimb event in the US, taking more than two minutes off the existing electric car record.

There wasn't much at the 2012 London Olympics to please car buffs. However, an automobile did manage to make it onto the main arena for the track and field events, but not in the way you might think!

The World Time Attack Challenge 2012 at Sydney Motorsport Park saw the Aussie teams prevail against the highly favoured opposition from Japan, the US and the UK, taking all three podiums in the Pro class.

As well as some of the latest rides from around the world, this year's Australian International Motor Show (AIMS) will also feature an all-Aussie creation, from professional restorers and coachbuilders, Woods & Woods.