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Toyota has always been somewhat arrogant about its position in the world and it should have surprised nobody in the world's automobile industry when the company announced the Lexus LS400. It was aimed directly at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Jaguar and Cadillac, the leading luxury saloon manufacturers at the time.

One of the most unique machines to compete at the Geelong Speed Trials was John Hickford's 'Lancia Austin Special'. John ran this rear-engined special, originally built by Eddie Perkins, at the 1958 Speed Trials. Now, in 2012, John's planning on a return to the Geelong waterfront event with a recreation of the unique machine he campaigned more than 50 years ago.

Holden have announced details of a new "Z Series" Special Edition, that combines luxury and sport features with exceptional value for money.

Australia's first Formula 1 World Champion, Sir Jack Brabham, had been honoured with two sections of the revamped and expanded Sydney Motorsport Park (aka Eastern Creek) named in his honour.

This September 7 - 9, a once-in-a-lifetime motoring event, the Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance, will be held in the grounds of the UK's most historic castle. In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, Windsor Castle will host a display of sixty of the rarest and most desirable motor cars from around the world.

On August 31st, Ford reached a significant milestone with the production of its 350 millionth automobile since the company was founded in 1903.

Following the lead of European prestige brands, Ford Motor Company have announced they market the Lincoln brand in China, with the first Lincolns available in China from the second half of 2014.

In a brilliant organising coup, the Ballarat Festival of Motoring has created history by bringing two iconic Formula 1 championship-winning cars together for the first time. Both cars will be on display over this weekend, September 1 & 2.

Lancia has continued its partnership with the Venice Film Festival, providing cars for VIP duty, sponsoring the 'Lancia Cafe', and unveiling a one-off Flavia convertible.

At Shannons Melbourne Spring Classic auction on August 27, a selection of Aussie muscle, including Monaro, Charger, GTS and Sandman featured amongst the diverse range of vehicles on offer.

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.