In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Octane UK

• Ignition
  EVENTS + NEWS + OPINION
• Speed icons are lined up for Wilton
  There will be a distinct Land Speed Record flavour to the inaugural Concours des Légendes, which takes place in Wiltshire in June
• Jay Leno
  Why progress is the enemy of accidents – and connection
• Derek Bell
  In racing as elsewhere, variety is the spice of life
• Stephen Bayley
  When in Venice, do as the Venetians do
• Robert Coucher
  The joys (and otherwise) of racing at Le Mans
• THE LAPS OF THE GODS
  Le Mans has been legendary since 1923. These are the most heroic victories from 2232 hours of truly arduous racing
• NEW AGE HERO
  The Valhalla takes no lessons from any Aston Martin before it – and it’s all the more extraordinary for that
• MILORD, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
  No stranger to concours victory, this stunning 1936 Delage D6-70 Milord Cabriolet by Figoni et Falaschi is a reminder of greatness lost
• LESSONS LEARNT
  Driving a prototype of next year’s four-door GT alongside some of the marque’s greatest hits reveals how Jaguar is translating past glories into the future
• Hail THE Saviours
  Rev Adam Gompertz has dedicated his life to helping others. Now a television show has repaid a public debt by restoring his beloved Rover P4
• STAR QUALITY
  The Cizeta-Moroder V16T was a supercar like no other, engineered, designed and funded by superstars. And this is the very first of an ultra-rare line
• Sam Battle
  As Look Mum No Computer, he is this year’s UK Eurovision entry. But musician Sam Battle has been a hands-on car enthusiast for far longer
• DRUM ROLE
  Veteran drummer Peter Boita needed appropriate transport for his kit through thick London traffic. Cue the restoration of a 1970 Porsche 911T Sportomatic
• MISSION IMPROBABLE
  A three-month journey across 20 nations from London to Singapore, encountering tricky geo-politics via impossibly remote locations – and all in vintage cars. What could possibly go wrong?
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• Octane Cars
  The trials and tribulations of the cars we live with
• Old, not obsolete
  1924 Dodge & 1930 Ford
• Overdrive
  Other interesting cars we’ve been driving
• Alan Hess
  The mastermind behind Austin’s globetrotting stunts of the 1950s was the master of many trades
• Klipschorn speakers
  Big box sound, in production for 80 years
• Beauty beyond the bean-counters
  Watchworld has an admirable track record of valuing traditional skills and materials over cost
• Ferrari and Porsche star in single-owner sales
  Personal collections of Fritz Neuser and Magnus Walker go under the hammer
• Early vs late: the eternal dilemma
  Later, more developed models are usually better, but there’s huge value in purity, even if it’s deeply impractical
• Clark’s Riverside racer
  Bonhams, Monterey 13 August
• Retro modern
  Broad Arrow, Villa d’Este 16-17 May
• Mercedes-Benz W113 SL ‘Pagoda’
  Desirable for more than six decades, and still a truly usable yet elegant car
• 1966 Ford GT40 MkIII prototype
  POA from Fiskens, London, UK
• Sbarro Super Eight
  £182,238 from CarJager
• Honda S800
  Honda’s first international success was a tiny yet mighty 8500rpm sports car
• Antony Villain
  Alpine design director who dailies a 1960 Porsche 356