Holden executives were secretly hatching a plan to save the brand by teaming up with the Chinese car maker behind MG and LDV.

This Mustang Shelby GT500 Eleanor was built to capture the legendary presence, deliver pure adrenaline and vanish before you know she's gone; just like in Gone in 60 Seconds She’s here. The legend.

You also got an almighty cast-iron Aussie 5.7-litre V8 pumping out 215kW – in our opinion, the 1996 VS HSV GTS-R is today as much a collectable muscle car as a HK GTS Monaro, or GT Falcon.

While the VE Commodore has been around for a good six years now, Holden has continued to introduce upgrades to the range to bolster what is one of the best value large sedans in Australia.