Specialist insurance provider Shannons is offering one lucky motoring enthusiast the tour of a lifetime - a trip to France to attend one of the most famous motor races in the world - the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Number plate and automobilia collectors were well satisfied at Shannons Melbourne Classic Auction on August 16, driving total sales of nearly $800,000, with nearly 80 per cent of all lots sold on the night.

Collectors of rare, black and white numeric numbers have the perfect opportunity to 'plate-up' at Shannons Melbourne Classic Auction on Monday (August 16).

Motoring enthusiasts and their cars from around New South Wales and the ACT will be gathering in Sydney over the August 21-22 weekend for 'Display Day' ? the 2010 Shannons Eastern Creek Classic.

The stage is set for an epic showdown this weekend when the original 'Godzilla' takes on the very first Walkinshaw Commodore in a battle of the historic touring car titans at the Lakeside Classic Speed Fest presented by Shannons.

It will be 'Happy Days' for American car enthusiasts at Shannons next Melbourne auction on Monday August 16 with eight left hand drive American 'beauties' spanning 15 years from 1956 until 1971 going under the hammer.

Long before all-wheel-drive turbocharged pocket rockets, Victoria's fastest and most successful rally car in 1968 was an HK Holden Kingswood fitted with a 307-cid V8 engine and a two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission!

Two of the most exciting touring cars ever to race in Australia will be back on track at Queensland's legendary Lakeside Park over the weekend of 7-8 August in the hands of their original drivers.