Automotive
Octane
Patination state
A 'weathered' 1960s Italian hybrid GT might not be most people's choice as an everyday family classic, but engineer Peter Fareham is not most people
8 min |
September 2023
Octane
ONE LAST TIME
As Le Mans celebrates its centenary, Matthew Hayward heads to La Sarthe and joins the Corvette Racing team for its swansong race
9 min |
September 2023
Octane
A GHOSTLY PRESENCE
Rolls-Royce's Phantom II defined luxury car supremacy in the early 1930s. Richard Heseltine drives a special Weymann-bodied example that escaped a premature death
8 min |
September 2023
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A yen for a sports car
Rare, stylish and exquisitely engineered, the Toyota 2000GT revolutionised Japan's motor industry and charmed
7 min |
September 2023
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No time to dive
For most the cost of an unreliable watch is being late; for a few it could be life or death
3 min |
August 2023
Octane
Fire up the March
South Africa's Charles Arton had to bring his March 79B back from the dead
2 min |
August 2023
Octane
Concours clash off the calendar
Leading UK event date tweak could be a boon for enthusiasts and collectors
3 min |
August 2023
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Sanjay Seetanah
One of the four founders of Octane back in 2003, and still running the advertising department 20 years on
4 min |
August 2023
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Chanel No.5
Plain presentation belies the sophistication of the world's most famous perfume
3 min |
August 2023
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Luis Fontés
A skilled driver fuelled by a ruinous cocktail of wealth and extreme recklessness
4 min |
August 2023
Octane
IT MIGHT BE GIANT
The AMC Mighty Mite was developed for US Marines to transport by helicopter. Massimo Delbò drives a tiny unsung hero of tactical warfare
7 min |
August 2023
Octane
Patrick Watts
From the British Touring Car Championship to historic endurance rallying in a 400bhp Sunbeam Tiger
8 min |
August 2023
Octane
ROUTE EV6
Charging an electric car can be fraught in the UK - but how about in the deserts of the USA? Mark Dixon takes Kia's new EV6 GT on a Route 66 road trip to find out
9 min |
August 2023
Octane
WORKS FORCE
Abarth's 124 Spider is often overlooked as a rally hero. Richard Heseltine reckons it's time to set the record straight
8 min |
August 2023
Octane
GOLDIE'S GOLDEN YEARS
John Mayhead discovered a treasure trove of candid shots from Goldie Gardner’s lifetime of recordbreaking while researching his biography
4 min |
August 2023
Octane
GOLDIE OPPORTUNITY
Purely by chance, one man became obsessed with record-breaker Goldie Gardner. Then his MG TC came up for sale...
8 min |
August 2023
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HOW TO WIN LE MANS
The 956 was Porsche's object lesson to the world on continued domination of the fabled 24 Hours with a brand new design. Matthew Hayward uncovers the secrets of chassis one
8 min |
August 2023
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TWICE SMITTEN
To own an Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato is a privilege. To own two, well... Octane takes the opportunity to compare surprisingly different examples of this rarefied breed
10+ min |
August 2023
Octane
Dr Rebecca Struthers, a modern-day polymath
There's no stopping this multi-talented watchmaker
3 min |
July 2023
Octane
Bowler hat
From Chaplin to Churchill, the reinforced titfer has moved well beyond The City
4 min |
July 2023
Octane
Betty Haig
Few women have lived a life as fast as this life-long racer
3 min |
July 2023
Octane
INSPIRED BY ISLAY
Fancy a very fast, very exclusive yet understated Defender that's built by Land Rover? Step this way
2 min |
July 2023
Octane
HIS LAST LANDY
This Series IIA was the last Land Rover owned by the company's former chairman, Spencer Wilks, the man who steered Rover into a golden age. Mark Dixon drives it
6 min |
July 2023
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Matthew Humphries
He made his name at Morgan while still a student, and is now the design force behind his own watch firm
8 min |
July 2023
Octane
THE ITALIAN JOB
Henry Ford II himself commissioned Cisitalia to build the 808. Ford's first sports car? Time to lay bare a real rarity
7 min |
July 2023
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COOL RUNNINGS
A frozen lake in St Moritz and Mercedes Benz's own homage to the long lost Paul O'Shea 300 SLS racer? Sounds like the perfect job for Massimo Delbo
7 min |
July 2023
Octane
LAUGH RIOT
Nothing funny about the Zagato-bodied Lancia Hyena, though few cars will make you grin more broadly, Glen Waddington takes the wheel
8 min |
July 2023
Octane
BRUSSELS POUTS
Sir William Lyons didn't have the monopoly on making the most stylish Jaguar XK120, as these Belgian coachbuilt examples prove
7 min |
July 2023
Octane
BEYOND THE ULTIMATE
To many, the Ferrari 250 GTO is the unsurpassed peak of all things automotive. But even Ferrari tried to improve on it, and chassis 5575GT is the last of all. Marc Sonnery delves into its incredible history
10+ min |
July 2023
Octane
Keeping tradition alive
WHEN ENZO FERRARI needed the best possible bodies for the Alfa Romeos racing in Scuderia Ferrari colours, he asked Carrozzeria Zagato
3 min |