Automotive
Octane
Can I keep it, please?
2007 AUDI R8
3 min |
February 2023
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Art of the 'car selfie'
2001 AUDI TT
2 min |
February 2023
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Saintly safeguard
1926 DELAGE DISS
2 min |
February 2023
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A relaxing Spa break
1966 FORD MUSTANG 289
3 min |
February 2023
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THE EYES HAVE IT
This frogeye' Sprite was an early works rally car that was later much-modified to compete on the Targa Florio, Circuito del Mugello and at the Nürburgring
9 min |
February 2023
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Peter Dumbreck
You may remember him best for the flip at Le Mans in 1999, but Dumbreck could also be the busiest driver you've ever heard of, as Matthew Hayward finds out
9 min |
February 2023
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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
Hot rod enthusiast Bruce Meyer owns eight of the world's most desirable 1932 Ford Deuces' - and the Bob McGee Roadster is a personal favourite. In this extract from his recent book, Ken Gross explains why it's so significant Studio
10 min |
February 2023
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EIGHT into FIVE
This unique DB5 was created by Aston Martin's Experimental department as a test-bed for its new V8 engine. Peter Tomalin takes the wheel
10 min |
February 2023
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The clear leader
This humble 1950 Fiat 1100 was coach built by Castagna with a radical panoramic windscreen. Massimo Delbò enjoys a new perspective from the driving seat
5 min |
February 2023
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A NOBLE ENDEAVOUR
The Ascari Ecosse is one of the more obscure supercars of the 1990s, yet being engineered by Lee Noble suggests it could be one of the most thrilling.
7 min |
February 2023
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Dishing the dirt
Ever wondered how special a totally original, unrestored Shelby Cobra would feel? This guy should know: as well as the 'Dirtbag', he's owned 50 of them. Preston Lerner finds out more
7 min |
February 2023
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Doctor in the haus
IN MY LAST Carrera RS update (Octane 232), I voiced my distress at seeing most of the front end of the car in a rust-riddled and singed heap on the workshop floor.
1 min |
February 2023
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WHY WE LOVE...Daily-driver classics
Yes, I'm afraid that's me in the picture on the right, with the superfluity of hair and the jeans that are too short. My excuse (for the hair, at least) is that it was 1990 and I was carrying out some lunchtime servicing on my recently acquired 1976 Plymouth Gran Fury.
1 min |
February 2023
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MAN & MACHINE Going, going, and still going!
Auctioneer Duncan Kensington Moir has enjoyed his Jaguar XK120 for 21 years
3 min |
February 2023
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Patrick Tambay b.1949
DESPITE RECORDING ONLY two wins in a nine-year, 123-race F1 career, the Frenchman (who died on 4 December) will be remembered as one of the most popular both on and off track.
1 min |
February 2023
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BMW looks to the past for thrills
New limited edition echoes a '70s legend
1 min |
February 2023
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The petrol supercar is not ready to die
Are exciting new launches a last hurrah or anew dawn for petrolheads?
2 min |
February 2023
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Nigel Lempriere
Founder of Tecniq, leaders in automotive design and manufacture and classic racing and restoration, too -
3 min |
January 2023
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Buick Roadmaster Wagon
This eight-seater, Corvette-engined wagon is an affordable cult classic
2 min |
January 2023
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1969 Ferrari 365 GTC
$750,000 from Tom Hartley Jnr, Leicestershire, UK
1 min |
January 2023
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Fresh from the museum
RM Sotheby's, Munich, Germany 26 November
1 min |
January 2023
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Air of accuracy
Rare World War Two survivor seeks new owner - and there's a heroic tale behind it
3 min |
January 2023
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The baseball
It's a simple, stitched, leather-covered and who has propelled it - matters a lot. So does the mud sphere, but what's inside -
3 min |
January 2023
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Gone but not forgotten
Sir Roy Fedden, Celebrated aero engineer and workaholic who twice tried, and failed, to trigger a revolution in car design
4 min |
January 2023
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OVERDRIVE
Other interesting cars we've been driving, Art of the estate
8 min |
January 2023
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OCTANE CARS OWNING+ DRIVING + MAINTAINING
I HAVE FORM when it comes to Lotus Elans. The reason is simple. It is a sports car so good that it makes even a tepid shoe like me resemble a highly competent driver, and it’s the best of its generation by a country mile.
9 min |
January 2023
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A class of its own
As insurance partner to Octane, Classic Insurance Services is delighted to be the headline sponsors of the Historic Motoring Awards, celebrating excellence throughout the classic and performance car sector.
2 min |
January 2023
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FLIPPING ITS LID
The Ferrari 575M was a watershed modern-era Ferrari. But it was the Leonardo Fioravanti-developed Superamerica that really opened it up
8 min |
January 2023
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Jenson Button
The 2009 Formula 1 season is the stuff of legend, and it certainly made one of Button. Time to look back at how it happened, and ahead to what's still in store
8 min |
January 2023
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FLYING WITH MANTUANS
Is anything more idyllic than three days of spirited driving in Italy in a pre-war Aston Martin? That might depend on the weather, says James Elliott
9 min |