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![Ian Burgess](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/eoyzfEwFy1722851299738/IAN-BURGESS.jpg)
Ian Burgess
This Formula 1 driver claimed shadowy connections were responsible for his big block of heroin. No one believed him
![Fingers crossed for good weather](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/b9tFyjW3V1722851204652/FINGERS-CROSSED-FOR-GOOD-WEATHER.jpg)
Fingers crossed for good weather
WELL, we had some for a while.
![SHAPE SHIFTER](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/ecap1Pwas1722850721855/SHAPE-SHIFTER.jpg)
SHAPE SHIFTER
Only three genuine Lotus 26Rs were given the Shapecraft aerodynamic treatment. This little beauty is one of them
![WILL CHINA CHANGE EVERYTHING?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/YCrDXg4271722850478693/WILL-CHINA-CHANGE-EVERYTHING.jpg)
WILL CHINA CHANGE EVERYTHING?
China is tearing up modern motor manufacture but is yet to make more than a ripple in the classic car world. That could be about to change dramatically
![Beanbag chair](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/tCto0lmk51722850150870/BEANBAG-CHAIR.jpg)
Beanbag chair
Water was unyielding, ping-pong balls too expensive, but expanded polystyrene pellets were just right for Gatti's 'big sack'
![McKeel Hagerty](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/aNeGOIY791722849708106/MCKEEL-HAGERTY.jpg)
McKeel Hagerty
40 years ago, the Hagerty family started a hobby-focused specialist insurance company from its basement. It's grown a bit
![FULL HOUSE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/PL3xuV9i61722849153403/FULL-HOUSE.jpg)
FULL HOUSE
This collection of five vintage Bentleys covers every iteration of the WO era. Robert Coucher drives £17m of pure desire
![RIGHT FIRST TIME](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/isKW97htR1722848671617/RIGHT-FIRST-TIME.jpg)
RIGHT FIRST TIME
With this long-hidden prototype, Marcello Gandini defi ned the shape of the seminal Maserati Khamsin. Marc Sonnery explores its history – and uncovers the detail differences that establish its provenance
![The winged warrior](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/G2DTB_JVb1722848177739/THE-WINGED-WARRIOR.jpg)
The winged warrior
This 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona has been in one family since 1970. Octane charts its history and discovers a highway hero steeped in dirt tracks and ovals
![THE SECOND COMING](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1767717/zRN27OWG51722847566939/THE-SECOND-COMING.jpg)
THE SECOND COMING
It's 40 years since Audi launched the Sport quattro, with which it prolonged its dominance of Group B rallying. Glen Waddington celebrates with legendary driver Stig Blomqvist
![Back to a different future](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/qca9A1xZU1717056835578/BACK-TO-A-DIFFERENT-FUTURE.jpg)
Back to a different future
Pontiac's Tempest was packed with improbable engineering and ingenious bodgery from a young John DeLorean. Sam Glover drives an early survivor
![Rupert Keegan](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/6h_dGV8q81717056462262/RUPERT-KEEGAN.jpg)
Rupert Keegan
A life in motorsport, from Formula 3 to Formula 1, via frustration with Sir John Surtees to turning down an offer from Paul Newman
![RED & GOLD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/dzON0BCZb1717055986694/RED-GOLD.jpg)
RED & GOLD
What's the best classic bang for your buck? A fire truck, says Jay Leno, especially when it has a V12
![NART BEFORE TIME](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/jQ8gKHLzT1717055285958/NART-BEFORE-TIME.jpg)
NART BEFORE TIME
Unseen in public since 1988, this ultra-rare and forward-thinking Ferrari 365 GTB/4 NART Spider will soon be unleashed at The Quail, Monterey. David Lillywhite got to see it first
![FORCE FED](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/INitRzFBU1717054573101/FORCE-FED.jpg)
FORCE FED
The 911 Turbo also celebrates 50 years this year and it all kicked off with the G-Series
![G FORCE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/P6zsvkC0z1717053894158/G-FORCE.jpg)
G FORCE
From under-the-radar collector status to realistic daily-drive prospect, the G-Series is the air-cooled 911 of the moment. As it hits its 50th anniversary, Porsche authority Steve Bennett tells us why
![The Maestro remembered](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1700130/5r9AM7QQn1717053616975/THE-MAESTRO-REMEMBERED.jpg)
The Maestro remembered
A huge memorial service for Sir Stirling Moss OBE brought central London to a standstill
![Nathalie McGloin](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/EfrHT81tH1709116043740/NATHALIE-MCGLOIN.jpg)
Nathalie McGloin
The only female tetraplegic racing driver in the world and co-founder of Spinal Track, charity supporting disabled drivers
![Atomium](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/_zKIPekWd1709115943709/ATOMIUM.jpg)
Atomium
An iron molecule, 100m tall and scaled-up 165billion times, was the future in ’58
![The Valjoux 7750](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/sz7dOx6-51709115786303/THE-VALJOUX-7750.jpg)
The Valjoux 7750
Rendered obsolete in the late 1970s, Edmond Capt's wonder movement is not only back, but selling 200,000 units a year
![Lucy O'Reilly Schell](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/atTpJfxNA1709115678840/LUCY-OREILLY-SCHELL.jpg)
Lucy O'Reilly Schell
The first American woman to compete in a Grand Prix was also a distinguished rally driver and team owner
![OCTANE CARS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/oCMnmlUT91709115186948/OCTANE-CARS.jpg)
OCTANE CARS
OWNING+ DRIVING + MAINTAINING
![OUR MAN IN JAPAN](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/ehDJh8-dV1709114882366/OUR-MAN-IN-JAPAN.jpg)
OUR MAN IN JAPAN
James Elliott joins an exclusive Japanese classic tour in an exquisite Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1600
![LONG-TERM LEGENDS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/aTh8GqSW-1709114370170/LONGTERM-LEGENDS.jpg)
LONG-TERM LEGENDS
These two SS100 Jaguars have been in the hands of well-known and dedicated enthusiasts for five decades and more. Chris Mann divulges their entertaining histories
![Micky Pople](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/vVbe58x781709114109660/MICKY-POPLE.jpg)
Micky Pople
Octane meets the 95-year-old and talks about his life with the stars as one of Bristol's Filton Fliers'
![LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/3484XMYF61709113582209/LEADING-FROM-THE-MIDDLE.jpg)
LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE
The René Bonnet Djet was the world's first mid-engined production road car. Glen Waddington enjoys a momentous French Lotus rival
![BACK AGAIN FOR MORE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/CuZyTLfCt1709111318708/BACK-AGAIN-FOR-MORE.jpg)
BACK AGAIN FOR MORE
This Le Mans-winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato Spider appeared in the very first issue of Octane. More than 20 years on, Robert Coucher acquaints himself and finally gets behind the wheel
![POWER TO THE PEOPLE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/lhFPh1qDb1709110879794/POWER-TO-THE-PEOPLE.jpg)
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Two legends of the rally stage also make for democratically enjoyable road cars: the Subaru Impreza Turbo and Mistubishi Lancer Evo
![OCTANE'S FAVOURITE 250s](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/Zt8uAzua41709110728817/OCTANES-FAVOURITE-250S.jpg)
OCTANE'S FAVOURITE 250s
No celebration of Octane's 250th issue would be complete without venturing a little off-piste!
![TINY GIANT](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/501/1614680/rs-EWG08D1709110608570/TINY-GIANT.jpg)
TINY GIANT
Only 250cc, but ten straight race victories thanks to six cylinders, six carburettors and six exhaust pipes! This is the rival-slaying Honda RC166