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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.

Ahead of this year's RACV Motorclassica, event organisers have announced that renowned auction services provider Manheim will be the official auction partner for the Australian concours event.

McLaren Automotive will make its first ever international motor show appearance at September's Paris Motor Show. To mark the occasion, the British manufacturer will unveil what they describe as a design study - the 'P1'.

At this year's RACV Motorclassica, renowned auction services provider Manheim will be the official auction partner for the Australian concours event. A standout among the vehicles already consigned for the October 28 auction is a rare HDT VL Director.

On September 18th, in a test drive on the "Nürburgring-Nordschleife", a Porsche 918 Spyder prototype turned in a best time of just 07:14 minutes for the 20.6 km long circuit.

One of V8 Supercars' longest serving teams Stone Brothers Racing will merge with Erebus Motorsport to run three AMG E Class V8 Supercars in the Championship from 2013. The agreement, which has been almost a year in the making since its initial concept in early 2011, was announced today, with the newly formed team operating under a Customer Sports Program of AMG.

As part of a recently signed brand partnership deal with the Australian V8 Supercar Championship, all six campgrounds at this year's Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 will be sponsored by Britz, Australia's number one campervan brand.

We've all heard of the 'barn find'. Well now there's the 'shipping container find'. Australian auction house, Manheim (Brisbane), will auction an unusual shipping container find this coming September 25.

Fans of drag racing action will get to see racing of an entirely different type if they head to Willowbank Raceway this Friday, September 14.

On September 8, two very special cars were put up for auction by Bennett's Classic Auctions in South Australia. The pair of 1967 XR Falcon GTs, formerly part of the collection of the late 'Mr. XR GT' Gary Watson, are well known as two of the rarest and most collectable examples of Ford's first locally-produced GT.

In addition to all the latest cars, colour and excitement at this year's Australian International Motor Show, there will be the chance for a bunch of Aussies to get behind the wheel of some of the world's hottest supercars, but not in the way you might think!

In conjunction with the recent release of the 'Z-Series' performance and luxury upgrade package available across the current VE Commodore sedan, sportwagon and utility model lineup, Holden have added a new exterior colour option.

With the City of Ipswich National Tour 2012 for veteran vehicles almost underway, enthusiasts of pre-1919 automobiles and motorcycles won't want to miss the Tour's dedicated display day, which is on Sunday, September 16.

It looked alright in the photos, but when I saw it in the metal . . . We've all been there, right? So has Todd Crain, but the Sydney-based lab supervisor and hot rod enthusiast didn't let a car that didn't match the hype stop him from achieving his goal.

Garrie Hisco has an enduring passion for cars, and his past and current garage has featured a number of interesting, rare and unusual machines. Falling into the latter category is this 1925 Essex roadster that's been stripped and modified in the style of '20s-era board track racers.