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At this year's SEMA auto industry trade show in Las Vegas, Mazda showcased a trio of customised CX-5 SUV concepts, as well as a race-inspired MX-5 roadster concept, all of which made their global debuts at the event.

Celebrating their 75th anniversary in 2012, Chrysler performance parts arm, Mopar, have used the 2012 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show to unveil a special project created in collaboration with Chrysler's SRT (Street and Racing Technology), Palmer's Customs of Camarillo, California, and US comedian Jeff Dunham.

At this year's SEMA Show, Chevrolet will showcase a pair of customised cars created for celebrities from two very different worlds.

At the 2012 SEMA auto industry aftermarket show in Las Vegas, Chevrolet Performance continued their association with Hot Wheels, unveiling a 1967 Camaro showcar inspired by the first ever batch of Hot Wheels toy cars from 1968.

The latest iteration of Mazda's MX-5, the world's most popular open-top sports car, has arrived in Australia and is available now in Mazda showrooms across the country.

Jeep's Wrangler model has been awarded the 'Hottest 4x4 SUV' award at the 2012 SEMA auto industry aftermarket trade show in Las Vegas. This is the third consecutive year the Wrangler was recognized as the 'Hottest 4x4 SUV' at SEMA.

Following on from the recent announcement of the Batman-inspired Kia Optima, Kia Motors America (KMA) have revealed the rest of the 'Justice League' customs at the 2012 SEMA auto industry aftermarket show in Las Vegas.

Chevrolet have used the annual SEMA auto industry aftermarket show in Las Vegas to reveal a swag of concepts and special production models, including a full-size 'Hot Wheels' 2013 Camaro.

While Australia has witnessed 'Top Gear Live' before, it has never hosted a 'Top Gear Festival' - until now. In March, 2013, Sydney will be only the second southern hemisphere city to host a Top Gear Festival.

At the end of October 2012, Australia and New Zealand Ferrari importers, European Automotive Imports (EAI) delivered its 1,000th Ferrari - a 458 Spider - to the local market.

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!