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Motoring fans who purchase tickets online will be treated to discounted early bird prices for a limited time - with a saving of 15 per cent off the standard door price.Early birds can purchase general admission adult tickets for $19, concession tickets for $14, children aged 5-15 for $9 and family passes of two adults and three children for $42.“Throughout the years, we have noticed high numbers of visitors who plan their visits to the Show well in advance and we want to incentivise these ‘early birds’ with special deals and savings if they purchase online,” said Event Director, Russ Tyrie.“The 2012 Motor Show will have something for everyone with world reveals, a record number of vehicles, concept cars from a number of manufacturers and special guests including Rosco McGlashan, the ‘Fastest Aussie on Earth’.”The 2012 Australian International Motor Show will be held at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from October 19-28, 2012.For further information about the Show and to purchase tickets, head to the Australian International Motor Show website.www.motorshow.com.au 

Seinfeld's new show follows on from his former smash hit sitcom 'about nothing', there's probably little point in trying to predict any subject matter. It seems to be about what it says in the title: the famed comedian (and car fan) driving in a series of great vehicles with other well-known funny men - Ricky Gervais, Larry David, Michael Richards and Alec Baldwin among them. And there's coffee. We love it already. Audiences can look forward to a parade of cars as interesting as the guests are amusing. Seinfeld is a serious collector, with some rare Porsches among his favourites. He's recently done a stint touting for Honda luxury brand in what was one of the best Super Bowl ads in years, fighting off Jay Leno to be the first owner of the new Acura NSX sports car.  

...teeth-gritting bad.

These ones were captured through the 1920s to 1930s by Boston-Herald staff photographer Leslie Jones, whose 34,000 images chronicled everything in the region for five decades, and are now a collection in the Boston Public Library. There were more cars on the road as they became more affordable. A Model T Ford cost $1200 in 1909 but had dropped to $298 by 1929, just before the Great Depression, by which time -- helped by the introduction of hire purchase -- 20 per cent of Americans were driving and Ford had been producing a car every minute.. The cars were already capable of close to 100km/h, but had nothing in the way of the safety features that are standard today. Not to forget there was no pesky driving test to pass. The results were often inevitable...  

The world's top hoon has turned the city of San Francisco into his Ultimate Playground for GYM5. Block's team -- headed by director Ben Conrad -- filmed the action over four days. The epic result features cameos from DC athlete and longtime Ken Block friend, Travis Pastrana, to make a cameo appearance on his dirtbike, and S.F. resident Jake Phelps of Thrasher Magazine.  But the real supporting star is the city itself, with Block showing it off in a way it's tourism board has probably never imagined. However Block has obviously had some official cooperation from city hall, with the streets being cleared except for a couple of San Francisco's iconic trams -- which he puts to good use in his signature style.