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When Andrew Bloye and his wife saw a custom convertible ute at their first Summernats in 1993, they were inspired. So much so that Andrew decided to build a cool custom roadster ute - especially for his wife! Having owned and restored several HX utilities over the years, Andrew's take on the softop ute had to be from the GMH stable, but chopping the roof off a ute was a whole new experience!

Rally fans will be rescued from dull TV this Christmas Day when Network Ten gives the perfect gift: a two hour review of the 2011 Bosch Australian Rally Championship.

Following the release of the Toyota 'FT-86' coupe and its Subaru-badged 'BRZ' twin, Subaru Australia has recently confirmed the RWD-only Subaru sports coupe will be released locally in 2012. The Australian release will mark the BRZ as the first non-AWD Subaru to be available here in 15 years.

The recent 'Icons of Hollywood' auction hosted by Profiles In History in the USA this December saw a number of celebrity cars and movie-related items go for auction, with one of the star lots - a genuine Back to the Future Delorean - selling for US$541,200.

In the lead up to the North American International Auto Show, Lexus has revealed an interior image of its latest concept car.

After joining Team Vodafone in the pits for the recent V8 Supercar season finale, Casey Stoner turned his interest in four wheels into something more tangible by taking Craig Lowndes's Holden V8 Supercar for a spin in Queensland. According to Lowndes, the current MotoGP champ could be a contender on four wheels, too.

Reviving a National title-winning driver/car combo, champion Australian touring car driver Jim Richards will get back behind the wheel of the BMW 635 CSi he drove to victory in 1985.

Following on from the BMW 6 Series Convertible and Coupe, the prestige range now has a third model, the four-dour Gran Coupe. The first ever four-door coupe to come from the marque, the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe combines engine power with advanced chassis technology for exemplary drive dynamics.

The new Audi R8 GRAND-AM has made its debut at the Daytona International Speedway race track in Florida, USA. With development driver Frank Stippler behind the wheel, the racing model clocked one thousand test kilometres, completing its trial with flying colours.

Bentley will reveal new Continental GT and Continental GTC V8 models at next month's North American International Auto Show.

Lexus is poised to unveil its latest concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 9, 2012.

Following in a fine tradition of wild, some might say crazy, vehicles in the past, concept and custom car builder Frank Rinderknecht has done it again with the "Dock+Go". However, this latest creation from the prolific Swiss designer has some simple, yet clever and practical thinking behind it, ideas that could have some genuine 'real world' applications.

Wannabe Ferrari-owners with money to spare and a creative bent pay close attention: you can now specify your fantasy car with more freedom than ever before.

Maserati is releasing a limited edition of the Maserati GranTurismo. Launching in commemoration the 150th anniversary of the founding of Italy at the Bologna Motor Show, the special Maserati GranTurismo S Limited Edition will feature unique trim and equipment.

The 2012 Phillip Island Classic is shaping up to be a huge event, with record grid entries listed for both the open wheeler and touring car categories.

Ferrari has unveiled the evolution of its extreme, non-road going sport car, the 599XX. The reveal took place in Italy at the Bologna Motor Show, a venue appropriately dedicated to performance cars and motorsport.

Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has announced upgrades to standard specs across its entire existing range.

Russell Christophers, Ford Australia Product Development Director and E8 Vehicle Line Director, has announced that December will be his last month on the job, with his retirement beginning on January 1st, 2012, almost 39 years after he began with the Ford Motor Company.

The Dodge Dart is back! Reborn in a new guise over half a century after the launch of its namesake, the new four-door sedan blends Alfa Romeo DNA with renowned Dodge performance, signalling the marque's re-entry into the US compact sedan segment.

The name Austin had been proudly worn on cars in Australia since 1906, not long after Herbert Austin severed his ties with the Wolseley Manufacturing Company and set out on his own.

Claimed as the world's fastest police car, a retuned Audi R8 GT-R has been unveiled by German authorities at the Essen Motor Show.

After being in private hands for over four decades and largely forgotten, the factory Austin-Healey 100 Special that was part of the infamous 1955 Le Mans 24 Hour race was one of the premier offerings from Bonhams' 'December Sale' auction event, held at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, UK.

In November 2010, two blokes took part in a very special event - a tour around rural and regional Queensland to raise awareness about prostate cancer and men's health. What made the tour special was the fact that the blokes behind it, Lang Kidby and Carl Neilsen, chose to do it in a 1915 Willys-Overland van.

One of the highlights for kids of all ages at this year's SEMA show in the US was the unveiling of a life-size Hot Wheels Chevy Camaro concept, inspired by the "Custom Camaro" - a dazzling Spectraflame 1:64-scale toy that was part of the original 16 Hot Wheels cars released in 1968.