Trident triumphant at Villa d\'Este, Rallying two-by-two, Classic boats converge, An event that didn\'t bomb, Prescott Speed Hill Climb, Too good for Rodeo Drive, Leading the charge and more...

ZAK BROWN JAGUAR XJR-10
What McLaren’s F1 boss drives on his day off.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Gavan Kershaw, essence of Lotus distilled.

PORSCHE CAYENNE
20 years of the SUV that saved Zuffenhausen..

SHELBY COBRA
Meet Dirtbag, Mr Cobra’s king of originality.

ASTON MARTIN DB5 V8
Period one-off by Aston’s Experimental team.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Peter Dumbreck on his infamous Le Mans flip.

PARIS-DAKAR SPECIAL
One privateer’s quest to win in the desert.

ASTON ON THE GP NUVOLARI
Italian road race in a 1936 2 Litre Speed.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Jenson Button on Brawn championship win..

WILLIAM TOWNS’ ASTONS
DBS, Lagonda and Bulldog – plus the inside story of the man with the radical plan.

PORTUGAL’S SURF WAGONS
Lifestyle wheels of the Atlantic coast.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Robin Shute, who took Pikes Peak by storm.

LAMBORGHINI ESPADA AND FERRARI 365 GTC/4
Why collectors are now discovering the charms of these V12-powered former misfits.

SINGER’S DLS PROJECT
A Porsche 911, re-engineered to perfection..

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW
After decades in the doldrums The Best Car In The World is on the ascent again.

A DAMBUSTER’S SINGER
Visiting the ghosts of the past – and their haunts – in an RAF hero’s wartime wheels.

PORSCHE 911 RS AT 50
Celebrating the most collectable 911 of all, with Porsche’s own fabled aerodynamicist.

NICOLIS MUSEUM
Noted Italian collection, behind the scenes.

JIM CLARK LOTUSES
Ex-Clark Elan and Cortina tested by IndyCar legend – and Clark fan – Dario Franchitti.

MOROCCO TAXIS
In Africa with the Mercs that refuse to die..

CITROËN SM ESPACE
Heuliez’s head-turningly individual convertible.

TOYOTA CENTURY
World’s most subtle V12-powered limo..

ALFA’S SECRET V12
The incredible story of the rediscovery and restoration of one of the marque’s most important missing links.

LUXURY BRIT DROP-TOPS
Aston Volante and Rolls-Royce Corniche vie for top honours.

CITROËN SM RECORD-BREAKER
So cool, they made a towing rig to match.

ALVIS IS BACK IN THE BUILDING
The brand new Alvis Graber Super Coupé.

1927 SALMSON GS8
Driving lesson in a rare vintage sports car..

RUF BTR-1
Very first of Alois Ruf’s supercar-slaying 911s.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Meet the engineering guru Dick Crosthwaite..

FORD’S FINEST ROAD-RACERS
Ferrari-beating Ford GT40 and GTs: the heroic original and its successors.

PORSCHE 356 CUSTOM
What Dean Jeffries did to this quad-cam…

NEERPASCH’S 911
Reuniting a Porsche legend with the prototype Targa he ran as a company car.

HUGE CLASSIC HOARD
Incredible photos of the mammoth Mahy family collection of derelict classics..

FERRARI DINO RESCUE
Finding out the true cost of turning a wreck into a dream car.

FAGEOL SUPERSONIC
How a decades-old mystery was solved.

CHRISTMAS GEAR GUIDE
33 pages of desirables for every petrolhead.

‘A BARGAIN. DRIVES WELL TOO. OVER THE TWISTS OF THE PENNINES IT OFFERS GREAT FEEDBACK AND FEELS TIGHT, DELICATE AND NIMBLE’
25 YEARS OF PORSCHE BOXSTER

DATSUN 240Z SUPER SAMURI
Touring tuner Spike Anderson’s haunts.

JUDGING AT PEBBLE BEACH
Wielding power on those hallowed greens..

GENEVA REUNION
The very cars that put the E-type on the map 60 years ago – now they’re together again.

E-TYPE GUIDES AND HOW TO BUY
Which is which, and what to look out for.

LAMBORGHINI PREGUNTA
Behind the wheel of the unique Paris show car..

MERCEDES SLR McLAREN…
The original split opinion, so McLaren had a rethink – and let Octane loose in the result.

STOEWER MUSEUM
In Poland, to discover a once-German marque..

PORSCHE 911 RS vs BMW 3.0 CSL
Nearly 50 years since they battled on track, how do these legendary homologation specials compare on the road?

MAX MOSLEY’S LOTUS ELITE
Driving the late motorsport maven’s first love.

OCTANE CARS
Massimo Delbò’s Mercedes 500 SL up on the ramps; Austin-Healey takes a vineyard tour..

LE MANS ROAD RACERS
McLaren F1 vs Porsche 911 GT1 vs Mercedes- AMG CLK GTR: strap in for a thrilling ride!

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Goodwood mastermind, the Duke of Richmond.

BRISTOL 450
Amazing re-creation of a Le Mans dominator..

CADILLAC SIXTEEN
Unravelling the tale of a superb Art Deco limo.

INSURANCE LOWDOWN
How to claim for the post-crash value gap..

BERNINA GRAN TURISMO
On an exclusive hillclimb in the Swiss Alps.

EDFOR GRAND SPORT
The Portuguese roadster you’ve never heard of..

COLUMNS
Time to hear the lowdown from Jay Leno, Derek Bell, Stephen Bayley and Robert Coucher.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Daredevil test pilot Chuck Yeager.

BUGATTI’S SPEED KINGS
As Bugatti abandons petrol hypercars, we drive monster Veyron and Chiron from Modena to Molsheim

SENSATIONAL FIAT 8V VIGNALE
UNIQUE ROA DS TER BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE

FERRARI 250 GT SWB
It was the definitive gentleman’s racer – a reputation this example certainly lived up to PLUS Ferrari 250 spotter’s guide.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Gianni Bulgari recalls his racing career.

PORSCHE 993 TURBO
Why the hottest air-cooled 911 delivers the best of old and new.

DKW F9 PROTOTYPE
From East to West Germany – via Australia..

ZAGATO SPECIAL
UNIQUE MUSTANG, PLUS ANDREA’S FAVOURITE CARS.

FORD MUSTANG BY ZAGATO
Mass-produced 1960s sports car made unique.

COMBINE HARVESTER
The biggest machine in Harry’s Garage..

EAGLE E-TYPES
They’re the most revered of all the E-types modernised for the 21st Century – and Octane is the first to get them all together.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Mike Loasby of Aston, DeLorean and more..

‘THIS IS THE CAR THAT THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS SUPERCAR DESIGNER HAS SPENT THE LAST THREE DECADES THINKING ABOUT’ GORDON MURRAY AUTOMOTIVE T.50,

McLAREN F1 AT LE MANS
It’s 25 years since a road car beat all-comers in the fabled 24-hour race. This is the very car, and those who were there tell its tale.

THE OCTANE INTERVIEW
Britain’s most versatile ’70s racer, Barry Lee..

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Octane - August 2014

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