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Scheduled for release in the latter half of 2012, the Holden Volt will be something of an exclusive item, with only 49 of the 240+ Holden dealers around Australia confirmed to sell the electric car.

In the lead up to the JUST CARS GEELONG REVIVAL 2012, the Ford Discovery Centre, an important partner in the December event, is showcasing a classic Mark I Ford Cortina belonging to none other than Craig Lowndes.

For Steve Muratori, merely owning the Karmann Ghia he'd dreamed about since he was 15 wasn't enough. This project wasn't about making a great car, it was about making something unique, too, as Steve explained.

Holden has mourned the loss of one of their great leaders, John Bagshaw, who passed away on June 8th, aged 87. In a 42-year career with General Motors, Bagshaw held senior executive roles in Australia, the UK, USA and Europe. To date, Bagshaw also remains as the last Australian-born Managing Director of Holden.

To mark 50 years since Carroll Shelby first started producing the cars that bore his name, Shelby American Inc. has produced a limited edition number of anniversary models.

Reigning Touring Car Masters champion, John Bowe, will swap his TCM Mustang for a Classic '65 Corvette when he competes in the 'Monterey Motorsports Reunion' race meeting at Laguna Seca raceway in California this August.

Triple Eight Race Engineering will lose the backing of Vodafone at the end of the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship.

One of the highlights of the media launch for the JUST CARS GEELONG REVIVAL 2012 was the appearance of Graham Alexander's 1960 Maserati Tipo 61. One of only 22 examples originally built by the famous Italian manufacturer, Graham's car is valued at over $1 million, a pretty conservative estimate given that a Tipo 61 with race provenance sold for over $3.1 million at auction in 2010.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Ford Cortina, the Cortina Mark One Owners Club of Australia Inc. (CMOOC) present the first ever Australian Cortina Nationals this Queens Birthday long weekend at Albury.

The third annual 'Festival of Speed' staged at Victoria's Winton Raceway's long circuit, is set to feature over 250 historic racing and display cars worth many millions of dollars.

While some of the big-dollar lots failed to reach their marks at Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction on June 4th, the love for Aussie classics remains, with a classic FJ ute one of the most impressive sales.

Korean car manufacture Hyundai planning on a return to rallying in 2013 to fight for the World Rally Championship.

Ford recently lost one of its design luminaries in Wayne Draper, who passed away on May 24th after a long illness.

In the 1970s, the famous 'Stutz' marque returned to the automotive limelight, albeit in a different form to the sports cars that had made the name famous in the 1920s. The revived Stutz offered a range of lavishly-appointed, retro-styled vehicles, with prices to match. The preferred ride of Hollywood glitterati, sports stars and more than a few pimps, a low mileage example of this piece of '70s excess has been consigned for Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction on June 4th.

RACV Motorclassica, Australasia's premier award-winning Concours d'Elegance and Classic Motor Show is pleased to announce details of its 2012 Collector Car Auction. The first lot of note to go across the blocks this October is a Lamborghini Miura S formerly belonging to iconic English fashion model, Twiggy.

This weekend, Auctions America by RM will be hosting their 'Auburn Spring Auction' in Auburn, Indiana. One of the more interesting lots to feature at this auction is a one-off Mercury Marauder convertible.

As a tribute to the passing of Carroll Shelby, Aussie Shelby owners are invited to participate in a "Rev Your Shelby" salute to the performance car guru - this morning, Australian time.

What do an Aussie cricketing legend and collectable toy cars have in common? 'Absolutely nothing' would be most people's answer, but that changed yesterday when the Shane Warne-designed 'Spin King' Hot Wheels car was released.

The motorcycle-engined Morgan three-wheelers have inspired a host of imitators, both faithful and otherwise, but one of the more unique takes on the bike-engined car was recently auctioned in the UK through Bonhams.

He's known as 'Slow Hand', but if his taste in cars is anything to go by, renowned rock guitarist Eric Clapton could also be known as 'Fast Foot', following recent delivery of his custom-built, one-off Ferrari - the SP12 EC.

Following the passing of Carroll Shelby on May 10, Shelby owners around the world are being urged to honour Shelby in the most appropriate way possible - a "Rev Your Shelby" salute.

Australia's largest and most popular all-historic motor race meeting, Historic Winton presents a weekend of non-stop racing featuring over 400 historic racing cars and motorbikes from the 1920s to the 1980s.

On May 23, Mazda Motor Corporation and Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. revealed they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques.

Scheduled for this June 1 - 3, Auction America by RM's 'Auburn Spring Auction' has attracted a diverse range of consignments, including a pair of rare, high-performance Pontiacs.