Category: Weird and Wacky

Fiat recently released a selection of branded wines for Fiat, Lancia, and Alfa Romeo, now it's the Aussies' turn. But whereas the Fiat wines were about marketing, the Elderton 2008 Grand Tourer Shiraz is a tribute to Neil Ashmead, Elderton wineries' late owner. The wife and sons of the vintner, who passed away 12 years ago, commissioned Fuller to create a label to celebrate the man, his winery, and his passion for the Holden Monaro GTS.

As described in a wine auction brochure, the GTS shiraz is "The inaugural release from a biodynamically grown
block of old shiraz vines on the Elderton Estate, paying tribute to one of the co-founders of Elderton. This will be the only imperial of this wine to ever be released from the winery." A one-of-a-kind vintage to celebrate a man who loved wine and cars? Indeed, we'll drink to that.

Thanks to Autoblog for the news.

Category: Street Commodores

FREE Desktop Wallpapers are on-line NOW: http://www.streetcommodores.com/wallpapers.php!

Category: Street Commodores

This year is evaporating faster than... well, something that evaporates really quickly. Already here we are with our June issue!

You'll find an extra 8 pages in this issue thanks to our special 25-page Forced Induction guide!

Also in this issue:
Feature Cars:
+PROGM-8 - Incredibly detailed Summernats Top 20 Elite VH
+ASSASSIN: Does this 468ci LSX VT have Australia's best late-model engine bay?
+SXYVLT and CYCOSS - Cousins' immaculate VHSS and VLT from VIC
+MNTGTS - Airbagged and Cortech-blown VS GTS
+WGR007 - Insane VZ SV6 stereo ute
+T-DRIFT - $1500 VN NOS V6 budget drift project

Tech:
+25-page 2009 Forced Induction Bible
+Engine building advice from the pros - 6-page special
+DIY: Porting your own LS-series manifold
+DIY: Installing an oil cooler

Shows/Misc:
+TAS Powercruise coverage
+QLD Calais Turbo cruise
+Inverell Sapphire City Show'n'Shine

Wallpapers will be up soon.

Category: Street Commodores

The desktop wallpapers are now online for issue 153.

Issue 154 should be online by COB Friday.

Category: Street Commodores

OK folks, due to popular and incessant, annoying demand, I'm successfully squeezing an hour here and there into my day to start updating the wallpapers for each issue we've missed over the last several months.

They stopped with issue 146, but I'll be trying to get from 150 up to 154/55 over the next week or so. It'll take longer to get 147-149 up because the design team will have to go back to the back-up discs to retreive the images first.

Anyway, 150, 151 and 152 are no up and online: CLICK HERE

Category: Cruise for Charity

DATE CHANGE FOR QLD

Due to unfortunate circumstances outside of our control, we have been forced to move our destination venue for the QLD leg of Cruise for Charity 6. This has in turn meant that we needed to change the date of the entire event.

Previously set for August 16, the QLD Cruise will now take place on Sunday August 30, with the destination point being the mighty Queensland Raceway.

Visit www.cruiseforcharity.com.au for more info.