Top Gear stars continued to use a car number plate for 10 days after being warned that furious Argentinians believed it was an offensive reference to the Falklands War.

A day that promised so much ended in nothing but pain for Kiwi driver Shane Van Gisbergen.

The carnage has continued at the Bathurst 1000 after a one-hour stoppage to repair a damaged section of the Mount Panorama circuit.

When V8 Supercars veteran Craig Lowndes saw the Holden of former co-driver Warren Luff on its roof, he feared the worst.

Jacqui Madelin meets a couple who have owned 14 ponies including this 1969 Shelby GT500. Photos / Jacqui Madelin