The extremes that some people go to in order to create a vehicle that will stand out from the crowd are in some cases, mind boggling to say the least. Take this owner of what seems to be a previous generation Toyota Land Cruiser (if we’re not mistaken, the license plates is from Sharjah, the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates) for example. What is there to like about this abomination other than it could have easily won a role for a Mad Max film?

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Living in New York City and need a place to drive your new Ferrari Enzo or Porsche 911 GT3 RS? Not a problem as car aficionados with hefty bank accounts will be pleased to learn that a new race track has opened up in Monticello, N.Y. The Monticello Motor Club (MMC) that features a 4.1-mile professional-grade race track is located just 90 miles from Manhattan. So what’s the catch? Well, if you have enough money to buy an SLR McLaren there’s no catch, but if you’re struggling to lease a 350Z for example, this exclusive car enthusiast club isn’t for you (or for most of us for that matter) as initiation begins at a whopping $125,000 with current yearly dues set at $7,500. Some people get all the luck…

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It’s not everyday that you see a mainstream manufacturer offering “unconventional” colours otherwise limited to exotic supercars to mass production models so it was a nice surprise to see that Seat has made available a Lamborghini orange for its new Seat Ibiza Sport Coupe. As most of you know, both Seat and Lamborghini are members of the VW Group. It should be noted that Seat is no stranger to “weird” colour offerings - remember the bright yellow and kiwi green that were available for the second generation Ibiza?

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A new world record for the most expensive car sold was set on Sunday May 18th, when RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, managed to auction a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder for a mind blowing $10,976,000 or €7,040,000 (exchange rates on May 19, 2008). The winning bidder was UK radio DJ, Chris Evans. Last year’s record was set by a 1962 Ferrari 330 TRI/LM that went down for $9.3 million

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