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I just braved the fresh snow to take Godzilla 2 up to be displayed on the Pistonheads Members' Cars stand at the Pistonheads/Autosport International show at Birmingham's NEC.

Those of you who read evo magazine or follow my posts on gtr.co.uk or NAGTROC.org will know that there is a major change in its looks. For the rest of you I won't spoil it here, but you can see it for yourself at the show!

There are also two of the most controversial Japanese sports cars of the moment, the £125,000 Nissan GT-R Spec V and the £340,000 Lexus LF-A.

I know the LF-A is a pre-production example, but I do hope they find a more elegant way of attaching the final versions' vestigial rear spoilers than with some B&Q self-tapping wood screws...

I noticed this Lambo Gallardo race car that not only sported the most ludicrously over-sized rear wing but also the same opinion-dividing centre exit exhaust design as my brother Edward's Cargraphic modified Gallardo sports.

Finally for this exlusive sneak preview of the show, I thought this stunning brace of Porsche Turbos were striking, particularly as they are worth so much more than their more modern counterparts.